Tindi

Tindi, called Idari by its inhabitants, is a mountain village on the slopes of the Bogos Range above a tributary of the Andi Koisu. It gave its name to the Tindi-speaking communities of several neighboring villages. Steep slopes protected the settlement on three sides, while walls and a gate defended the more accessible northern approach. A path descended through the Kila gorge to the Andi Koisu valley.

The village took shape around an older settlement by the eleventh century. A Christian gravestone and local traditions recall an early Christian presence, while carved stones set into houses preserve traces of still older art. Tindi became a significant center among the villages of the district, some of which stood in a dependent relationship to it. Its position above the gorge made the mountain path an important link with the outside world.