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.

Employees of the State Budgetary Institution “Argun Museum-Reserve” organized an excursion trip to the historical farm Zhelashka.

This trip gave the group an opportunity to delve deeper into the unique atmosphere of the past, get acquainted with its cultural and historical features.

During the trip, the participants received not only theoretical knowledge from the specialists of the institution, but also practical skills of perceiving the historical context.

The excursion around the farm included visits to significant places, where stories about the life of local residents, traditions and everyday life of the highlanders came to life.

Such initiatives of the museum-reserve contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage and strengthen interest in the study of local history.

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