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.

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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