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.

In the GBU "Memorial complex of Glory named after A. A. Kadyrov" an event was organized by the RGS (Russian Geographical Society) in the framework of the project "Heritage of the People".

The organizers note that the project is implemented with state support - a grant of the Head of the Republic for non-profit organizations in 2024 and with the assistance of the Department for Cooperation with Religious and Public Organizations of the Administration of the Head and Government of the Chechen Republic, and is aimed at preserving the historical memory of the Chechen people through lectures and direct communication.

This event was held in the format of a lecture with the participation of invited specialists, one of them was a senior researcher of the Department of Archaeology and Architecture of the GBU "Argun Museum-Reserve" Bakanaev R.S. As noted by the participants, the meeting was extremely fruitful and interesting.

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