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.

Employees of the Dzhirakh-Assinsky State Museum-Reserve together with the specialists of ASM Group identified and recorded 103 objects of cultural heritage at the Khamkhi tower complex in mountain Ingushetia as part of the launched program to identify all objects of cultural heritage of the Republic of Ingushetia.

Unique stone buildings are mostly destroyed or in disrepair. Among the objects of the complex are 1 ruined mausoleum and 1 preserved sanctuary, 2 combat and 5 semi-combat towers, 40 residential towers, most of which are ruined, 16 above-ground and semi-underground crypts, as well as 11 stone steles. The remaining buildings are in ruined condition and their purpose will be determined after archaeological work.

The project partners are SAFMAR and Revival Charitable Foundations.

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