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.

Together with the staff of the Argun Museum-Reserve, we conducted a working visit to the Itum-Kali district of the Chechen Republic.

The purpose of the visit was to visit a number of sites in the Argun Gorge and to collect and clarify information on individual cultural heritage sites.

In the territory of the Baskhoy tower complex, in addition to medieval residential towers and later dwellings, an early Muslim burial site was investigated.

In Bechigi village, information was collected on the post-restoration dwelling tower, and the boundaries of the early Muslim burial ground and the new mosque were determined.

In Tazbichi, the boundaries of the Döre combat tower were measured and additional materials were collected.

In Hildekharoy, information on the mosque was clarified.

The boundaries of the Kirda, Piyzha and Tongakhoy tower complexes were also determined.

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