Magas

Magas (English) Магас (Russian)
—  Inhabited locality  —
Residence of President of Ingushetia in Magas
Location of Magas on the map of Russia
Coordinates: 43°10′N 44°49′E / 43.167°N 44.817°E / 43.167; 44.817Coordinates: 43°10′N 44°49′E / 43.167°N 44.817°E / 43.167; 44.817
Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ingushetia
In administrative jurisdiction of	Ingushetia[citation needed]
Administrative center of	Ingushetia[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2008)	354 inhabitants[citation needed]
Time zone	MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4)
Founded	1995[citation needed]
Postal code(s)	386000[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 87345[citation needed]

Magas (Russian: Мага́с) is the capital of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. The town was founded in 1995; it replaced Nazran as the capital of the republic in 2002, however accommodating still as little as 300 inhabitants (2005 est). At the census of 2002 it reported a population of only 275 inhabitants, the smallest town and the smallest capital in Russia.

History

The Republic of Ingushetia became a separate federal entity of Russia in 1992, having been split from the Chechen-Ingush Republic. Nazran, the largest of three towns of the new republic, was made a temporary capital; however it was badly suited for this purpose.

In 1995, President Ruslan Aushev founded Magas just a few kilometers south of Nazran, naming it after the medieval city of Maghas. The new town was supposed to serve purely for administrative needs. The president's palace and the government building were built in rich oriental style, and a business district is under construction. The city is projected to house about 30,000 inhabitants in future.

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