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Orsoy
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07.01.2025

The Orsoy architectural complex is located in the Vedeno district of the Chechen Republic, 29 km from the district center of Vedeno and 17 km southwest of the high-mountainous Lake Kezenoy-am, on the right side of the Ansalta River.

The complex represents the structures that are built on the slope of the rock massif in the form of stone walls and ruined medieval buildings: dwelling towers and cyclopean structure. The buildings were dense - all the structures were closely adjoining each other. The entrance openings to the towers were located on the side of the gorge, which increased the fortification qualities of the whole complex. There is a cemetery to the west of the settlement. Four buildings with petroglyphs were found among the local ruins: three U-shaped signs in an inverted position; a complex lattice with dots. Remains of cyclopean masonry walls were also found here: some stone blocks exceed 1 m3 in volume.

The Orsoy architectural complex is a cultural heritage site and is located on the territory of the Argun Historical, Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve. It is protected by the state.

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Argun Reserve

Argun Reserve

The Argun State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve is a reserve located in the southern part of the Chechen Republic on the territory of the Vedeno Reserve and covering the Itum-Kali and Sharoy districts in whole, as well as partially Achkhoy-Martan, Vedeno and Shatoy districts. It was established on June 2, 1988 by the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR. The area is 233,800 hectares. We can safely say that the Argun Reserve is an open-air museum. It includes historical and natural monuments of the Argun Gorge. Of the natural monuments on the territory of the Argun Museum-Reserve, the most remarkable is the Sheki-Hyekh cave with sulfur springs, from which a hydrogen sulfide river flows. Of the cultural and historical sites, there are about 150 tower complexes of the early and late Middle Ages, religious buildings, military and residential towers, early Muslim burials, cyclopean structures and other historical monuments. Many objects of the museum-reserve are in ruined condition.

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