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.

On the southern slope of Table Mountain, the staff of the Dzheyrakh-Assinsky Museum-Reserve, as part of the work plan to identify and account for previously unrecorded architectural monuments, and the partners of the institution, as part of the implementation of the National Object Management and Safety System "Territory" on the territory of the museum-reserve, continue joint research of cave-type structures.

As a result of the work, the locations of several more buildings were determined, measurements of the front and interior parts of the premises, window and door openings were made, all structural elements of the premises and their features were noted, photo fixation was made.

Notes from fieldwork.

Building 7 is represented by a solid masonry covering the cave. On the side wall there are 3 small window openings square shaped, which were used to observe and illuminate the interior of the room. On the front wall there is an entrance and a large window - at a height of 2.5 m from the ground - , openings.

From the presence of holes for floors in the inner part of the building, we can conclude that the buildings were three-tiered.

The building number 8 was erected at a height of 3 meters on a site of rock of natural origin, from the front part a pavement with masonry to floor level was made. At the top of the eastern wall there is a small square-shaped window. There are steps outside the entrance.

In the inner corners of the cave there are signs of seasonal water sources.

In the ninth structure, the characteristic features of the rock structure are traced, there are traces of processing of rock. The laying has not survived. The width of the inner part is 4.4 m, height is 5 meters, depth is 4.7 m.

It is no accident that our ancestors gave this mountain a sacred meaning - it harbors many mysteries.

Rock buildings located on the slopes of the mountain are one of the manifestations of the mystery.

We gave some details of the next studies, at the moment the work on 9 rock structures has been completed, previously 6 buildings were noted, all of them will be put on the state register.

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