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.

Acting Director of the Jeirakh-Assin Museum-Reserve Ahmedkhan Sampiyev, together with his colleagues, made a tour of the Doshkhakle tower complex, where preparatory work aimed at preserving cultural heritage sites will begin very soon.

The tower complex of Doshkhakle is a castle-type tower settlement on the spur of Tsei Lam mountain in the Galgaev gorge of high-mountain Ingushetia. It now houses a heavily damaged six-story battle tower in a complex with 8 semi-ruined residential towers and a stone defensive wall from the late Middle Ages.

The battle tower, located in the center of the castle, in terms of square, reached a height of 28 meters and had a stepped-pyramidal roof, which was literally cut off by lightning in 1958. With its vaulted doorway leading directly to the second floor, it is oriented to the southeast. Residential towers of the castle complex in terms of rectangular or trapezoidal, had 2-3 floors, a flat roof with a high parapet. In their preserved parts of the walls, you can see different types of vaulted door and window openings, economic and defensive niches, loopholes, stones-conjugation and other structural details. One of the towers was skillfully adapted for a weapons workshop, in which local highly experienced artisans produced high-quality sabers, checkers, daggers and different grade gunpowder.

1.5 km west of the village of Doshkhakle, on the southern slope is fixed already semi-ruined large temple-sanctuary "Dyala" of the late Middle Ages. There are also cyclopean structures on the territory of the complex.

Based on the results of the work, acts of the technical condition of the facilities will be drawn up and sent to higher organizations.

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