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.

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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