Background Falkhan, along with the villages of
Targim,
Egikal,
Khamkhi,
Erzi,
Metskhal, Goust, and
Furtoug, is considered part of the historical cradle of the Ingush people. According to ethnographer , all of the villages and settlements (more than 20) of the
Fyappin Society originate from Falkhan. The village population was primarily composed of Dzarakhovs, as well as Adzhievs, Bersanovs, Umarovs, and Kotievs. According to legend, the village was founded by Ferkhast and his three sons who left the village of
Tyarsh. The territory of the village originally belonged to the Ghamneaqan tribe (), which made it difficult for others to settle there. According to the same legend, the Ghamneaqan were later killed by the inhabitants of Falkhan. The inhabitants engaged in the manufacture of items from horn, clay, bone, and wood, as well as archery weapons. Cloth production was developed, and there were deposits of sulphur and saltpetre, along with ores of copper, sulphur pyrites, brown iron ore, lead, zinc, and ochre. The complex has attracted significant scholarly interest and have been studied by prominent Russian and Soviet archaeologists. Thus, it has been studied by archeologists such as , , , Aleksey Robakidze, , and Jabrail Chakhkiev.
Russian rule In 1811–1812, there were 30 households in Falkhan. By the 1830s, the majority of Falkhan's inhabitants had migrated to the villages of Dzheyrakh-Yurt,
Sholkhi, , and the Fortress of
Vladikavkaz, located in the
Ingush plain. By the mid-19th century, the Dzarakhovs and Kotievs of Falkhan had also migrated to the village of
Angusht. During this period, a mosque and a
madrassa were built opposite the
Solar Necropolis of Falkhan, with the help of the
Andi theologian Murdal-Hajji. Dibr-Mulla served as the imam of the mosque at Murdal-Hajji’s request. In 1886, there were 22 families living in Falkhan: ten Dzarakhov families, three Kotiev families, three Bersanov families, and two Adzhiev families. On 23 February 1944, the inhabitants of Falkhan were deported during the forced
relocation of the Chechens and Ingush to the
Kazakh SSR and
Kirghiz SSR. Those who returned from exile in 1957 were denied the right to resettle in the village. The towers and crypts of Falkhan were repeatedly explored in the 1930s and 1970s, with the results published in various scientific works.
Modern Today, the village and its historical sites are included in the
Dzheyrakh-Assa Museum-Reserve, established in 1988. The archaeological monuments of mountainous Ingushetia, including Falkhan, continue to attract significant scholarly attention. == Demographics ==