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Lower Doshhakle
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17.06.2024

The tower complex Lower Doshkhakle castle type is located in the Dzheyrakh district on the spur of Tsei-loam mountain in the Galgaev gorge 600 m west of the Kart complex.

Now the complex is fixed badly damaged six-storey battle tower with destroyed residential towers and a stone defensive wall of the late Middle Ages.

The battle tower, located in the center of the castle, in terms of square, reached 28 meters in height and had a stepped pyramidal roof, which collapsed as a result of a lightning strike in 1958. From the last floor, only a part of the wall remained, with a surprisingly long-preserved masonry window opening. About a dozen residential towers reached three floors.

In the vicinity of the tower complex of Lower Doshkhakle, three temples-sanctuaries were built. The first temple is located 100 meters from the battle tower on a low hill across a mountain river. It was about 7 meters long and had a gable-step covering. Inside, the building was divided by an arch into two parts. The temple is now in ruins.

The second temple is located 200-250 meters north of the Doshkhakle tower complex. The temple is currently in a ruined state.

The third temple is located 800 meters above the battle tower, it can be visited by climbing from the mini-hotel Legends of the Mountains. The temple is attached to the rock and has three chambers. In the center of one of them is a stone pillar with a rectangular niche.

Archaeologists suggest that the temples were built in the XIII-XVII century. Also near the tower complex of Nizhny Doshkhakle you can see two groups of cyclopean buildings.

The tower complex Lower Doshkhakle is part of the Dzhirakh-Assin State Historical, Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is an identified object of cultural heritage protected by the state.

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Jeyrakh-Assin Reserve

Jeyrakh-Assin Reserve

The Jeyrakh-Assin historical, architectural and natural museum-reserve is located within the boundaries of the Jeyrakh district of the Republic of Ingushetia on the northern slopes of the foothills of the Central part of the Greater Caucasus Range. The reserve was established on June 2, 1988. The area of the reserve is slightly more than 627 square kilometers. The activity of the reserve is aimed at ensuring the preservation, restoration and study of territorial complexes of cultural and natural heritage, material and spiritual values in their traditional historical (cultural and natural) environment. On the territory of the museum-reserve there are 122 ancient architectural complexes, including more than 2,670 objects of cultural significance, including defensive and residential towers, burial crypts, Christian and pagan sanctuaries and temples. The oldest buildings of the megalithic type belong to the middle of the second millennium BC. Every year, significant scientific discoveries are made on the territory of the reserve, new objects are identified, archaeological expeditions are constantly working, scientists from all over the world come. Since 1996, the reserve has been a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Significant value in the reserve is given to work on creating conditions for the development of organized tourism, its educational and service component.

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