The National Library of the Chechen Republic named. Аргунский заповедник

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 Vedensky Reserve and covering the Itum-Kalin and Sharoy districts in whole, as well as partially Achkhoy-Martan, Veden and Shatoi 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.

The National Library of the Chechen Republic named after A. A. Aydamirov held an exhibition on the theme: “In the world of the Holy Quran”. More than 70 Qurans and Qur’anic texts dating from the late seventeenth century were presented.

They come from different parts of the world and most of them come from collections of private collectors.

Employees of the GBU “Argunsii Museum-Reserve” did not stay away and attended the event.

It should be noted that it is timed to the Year of History, Historical Monuments, Architecture and Cultural Heritage of the Chechen People, and is a tribute to the sacred texts of Islam.