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.

R. S. Bakanaev, Senior Researcher of the Department of Archaeology and Architecture of the State Budgetary Institution “Argun Museum-Reserve”, left on a business trip to the Republic of Karelia to exchange cultural and professional experience with colleagues in the museum business. S. Bakanayev went on a business trip to the Republic of Karelia to exchange cultural and professional experience with his museum colleagues.

Another day of the first Chechen Culture Week in Karelia has come to an end. In addition to a rich lecture program, the visitors also managed to visit the region's main museum institutions. Of particular interest was the exposition at the National Museum of the Republic of Karelia, where authentic petroglyphs are on display. I am very grateful to Natalia, the museum's public relations specialist, for the very interesting excursion she conducted

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It is noteworthy that the Argun Museum-Reserve is the main partner in organizing and holding Chechen Culture Week in Karelia.

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