In the assembly hall of the Regional Center for Cu. 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 Vedeno Reserve and covering the Itum-Kali and Sharoy districts in whole, as well as partially Achkhoy-Martan, Vedeno and Shatoy 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.

In the assembly hall of the Regional Center for Culture and Information, employees of the Argun Museum-Reserve held an exhibition-lecture on the topic: “Modern approaches to the preservation and restoration of tower architecture” as part of the “Culture for Schoolchildren” program, to which students from Argun Secondary School were invited.

The lecture was given by M. L. Dalhadova, head of the department for the use and promotion of cultural heritage.

The event was organized for schoolchildren to introduce them to the culture of the republic. The exhibition featured towers before and after restoration, each of which has its own history and purpose.