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.

A grand opening ceremony for three restored structures—one military tower and two residential towers—that are part of the Khaibakh Historical and Architectural Complex took place at the Chechen Museum-Reserve in the Urus-Martan District.

The opening was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the birth of Akhmat-Khadji Kadyrov, the first President of the Chechen Republic.

The ceremony was attended by I.M.-Kh. Ibragimov, Minister of Culture of the Chechen Republic; R.V. Milkiev, Deputy Minister of Culture of the Chechen Republic; Kh.K. Yakhyaev, Director of the Chechen Museum-Reserve; Sh.A. Kutsaev, Head of the Urus-Martan District Administration; V.S. Batsilov, Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Urus-Martan District; and representatives of the public and cultural sector.

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