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Rock building number 7
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12.10.2024

Cave-type rock buildings are located on the southern slope of Table Mountain in the Jeirakh district. They were built by the Galgas in case of the threat of total destruction of society. People in search of safety went to these caves. These buildings are well fortified and impregnable. In more peaceful times, the lower tiers of some rockers served for sheep pens, and the second for shepherds. Hence the name "Jel." In mountain Ingushetia rock buildings are quite common. According to legend, they served for Abrek and people hiding from power.

This rock structure is represented by a solid masonry covering the cave. There is a side wall on the south side adjacent to the rock and protruding 4.8 meters wide and 4.4 meters high.

On the side wall there are 3 small window openings square shaped, designed to illuminate the interior of the room and observation.

Front wall:

The width is 9.7 m.

Height: 4.4 m.

On the front wall there is an entrance opening at a distance of 3 meters from the left edge and 4 meters from the right edge, 1.05 meters wide, 1.15 meters high and a large window opening 1 meter high and 0.8 meters wide, located at a height of 2.5 meters from the ground.

Inside the structure:

represented by one room with a platform opposite the entrance at a height of 1.7 meters 4.2 meters wide and a depth of 2.4 meters.

The maximum width of the room is 8.5 m.

The maximum depth is 7.2 m.

The maximum height is 8.4 m.

The south wall is up to 4.1 m wide.

The north wall is up to 3.65 m wide.

Inside the building, the entrance is at a height of 1.3 meters.

In the walls there are holes for ceilings, forming 3 tiers. There's a narrowing at the top of the room. At the very top under the ceiling, the masonry collapsed, forming a hole.

Rock building No. 7 is part of the Dzhirakh-Assin State Historical, Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is an 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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