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.

On September 4, a meeting chaired by Vladimir Gennadievich Osintsev, Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, was held in Magas via videoconference.

The meeting was devoted to reviewing the list of cultural heritage sites belonging to the Russian Federation's state treasury, located in the Dzheirakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia and in poor condition.

The list was prepared by Rosimushchestvo based on the results of an inventory of federal property as part of the implementation of the list of instructions for the implementation of the Address of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly, according to which at least 1,000 cultural heritage sites must be brought into satisfactory condition by 2030.

The meeting was also attended by:

First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Ingushetia Magomed Musaevich Yevloyev, who oversees this area;

Head of the Committee for State Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites of the Republic of Ingushetia Tamerlan Kodzoev;

Acting Director of the Dzhayrakh-Assinsky Museum-Reserve, Akhmedkhan Sampiev.

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