Argun Reserve
Argun Reserve

The Chechen State Historical, Architectural, and Natural Museum-Reserve is a nature reserve located in the southern part of the Chechen Republic within the Vedeno Nature Reserve, encompassing the entire Itum-Kali and Sharoi districts and parts of the Achkhoy-Martan, Vedeno, and Shatoi districts. It was established on June 2, 1988, by decree of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR. Its area is 233,800 hectares. It's safe to say that the Chechen Nature Reserve is an open-air museum. It encompasses the historical and natural monuments of the Argun Gorge. Among the natural monuments within the Chechen Museum-Reserve, the most notable is the Sheki-Khyekh Cave, home to sulfur springs and a hydrogen sulfide river. The cultural and historical sites include approximately 150 tower complexes from the early and late Middle Ages, religious buildings, military and residential towers, early Muslim burial sites, cyclopean structures, and other historical monuments. Many of the museum-reserve's buildings are in ruins.

In the village of Tumsoy, a round table was held on the topic: "Archaeological and architectural monuments of the Middle Ages of the Shatoi district." The event was organized by GBU “Argun State Historical, Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve” together with the Board of the Association of Patriotic Forces of Russia within the framework of the Year of History, Historical Monuments, Architecture and Cultural Heritage of the Chechen People, announced by decree of the Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. The round table brought together figures in the field of culture, history and the media. The purpose of the event is to promote the cultural heritage of the Chechen people.

As we know, Chechen tower architecture is a unique phenomenon in world culture. It has roots so deep in history that scientists still scratch their heads. And because we have that value, and it's also publicly available, we have a responsibility to preserve it. We also need to make sure that the younger generation knows their roots and teach them to protect this heritage, said Ramzan Bakanaev, Senior Researcher of the Department of Archaeology and Architecture of the Argun Museum-Reserve.

During the meeting, the prospects for archaeological work in the Shatoi district were discussed. As a result, it was decided in the near future to begin work on the identification and preservation of unique objects of the Shatoi district, including archaeological research and work.

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