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 work plan, together with the head of the project organization ASM GROUP Mikhailov, A.G. visited the “city of the dead” in Egikal, which consists of crypt tombs (1 imarash).

The city of the dead is located on the outskirts of the Egikal complex, in the western part, the state is ruined. The best preservation is observed in underground buildings.

The tombs are very diverse. There are multi-storey buildings with several burial chambers, with corridors, stone boxes and hiding places. Some tower-shaped crypts have decorative ornaments made by sampling from the walls of small stones.

According to the arrowheads and gold Horde coins found in the crypts, archaeologists attributed part of the tombs to the XIII-XV centuries. The other part of the tombs are the Middle and Late Bronze Ages.

The City of the Dead is part of the Dzhirakh-Assin State Historical, Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is an object of cultural heritage protected by the state.

As a result of the trip, visual inspection and photofixation of objects were made, their technical condition was assessed. At the next stage of the work, decisions will be made on their preservation.

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