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.

As part of the planned work, Sampiyev A.A. visited the easternmost small tower complex of the Dzheyrakh district on the right slope of the Guloi-hi River, under the mountains of Harsakort and Orgunkort, located on the border zone and in the past, occupied an important strategic position.

The hum included a battle and eight residential towers with various annexes, which, through a stone defensive wall, were combined into a single powerful castle complex of the late Middle Ages. Currently, most of the buildings of the village are destroyed, preserved at the foundation level.

On the eastern outskirts of the village of Gul, on a mountain slope, stood six land-based collective crypt tombs of the late Middle Ages. Four of them are tower-shaped, three-storey, with a square base and a pyramidal-step coating, and the rest are rectangular, two-storey, with a gable-step (shale) roof.

On the northeastern outskirts of the village of Gul, on a forest glade, there is already a semi-ruined late medieval sanctuary in the form of a low stone pillar without a preserved roof. The building has an almost square base and a small square niche in the center of the facade east wall. Upstairs, the walls narrow markedly. The total height of the preserved part of the monument (from the facade to the east) is 1.15 m. It is built carefully, on a lime mortar. The laying of the walls is approaching ordinal. The walls and niche are covered with a thick layer of plaster of light yellow color.

Included in the list of identified objects of cultural heritage of the republic, subject to state protection. It is located within the boundaries of the Jeirakh-Assinsky Museum-Reserve.

As a result of the monitoring, field material was collected, measurements and photofixation were made. These data will be used in the preparation of acts of technical condition of objects, which, in turn, are used to assess its suitability and determine the need to take measures to preserve it.

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