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.

The staff of the State Budgetary Institution “Argun Museum-Reserve” under the leadership of the director of the institution Yakhyaev Kh.K. carried out a research expedition in the territory of Urus-Martanovsky district. In the center of attention of the group was a long forgotten and previously unknown historical and architectural complex of upper Gerety. This object remained out of sight for a long time and now became a real find for researchers.

The purpose of the trip was not only to identify the complex, but also to register its architectural features in detail: the expedition participants carried out comprehensive photo and video recording works, which will allow to create a visual archive for further research in the future. In addition, the team made technical measurements using modern equipment, including GPS fixation, which ensured high accuracy of the data obtained.

Such research opens new horizons for studying the cultural heritage of the region and creates opportunities for its preservation and popularization in the future.

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