Jeyrakh-Assa museum-reserve

Dzheyrakh-Assa Museum-Reserve (Russian: Джейрахско-Ассинский музей-заповедник) is a Vainakh cultural and historical landscape in Ingushetia, consisting of a number of reserves and auls. In the territory of 64 thousand hectares there are about five hundred stone architectural complexes : funerary crypts, Pagan and Christian shrines and temples, and Vainakh towers. The first towers date back to the 20 century BC.[1]

Dzheyrakh-Assa State Historical, Architectural and Nature Museum-Reserve
LocationDzheyrakhsky district, Ingushetia, Russia

There are about 2,000 inhabitants in Dzheyrakhsky district of Ingushetia.[2]

Noteworthy places of Assa-Jeyrakh:

  • 'Erzi' is a state nature reserve, includes one of the largest tower complexes of Ingushetia.
  • 'Vovnushki' is a late medieval complex of defensive Ingush towers. In 2008 Vovnushki became the finalist of the project Seven Wonders of Russia.
  • 'Targim' is an aul in Dzheyrakhsky district of Ingushetia, is located in the Targum hollow, on the right bank of the river Assa. In the village, battle towers were preserved.
  • 'Thaba-Erds' is an ancient Christian temple in Dzheyrakhsky district of Ingushetia, between the aul of Khairah and Pui of Assin gorge, not far from the border with Georgia.
  • 'Egikal' is an aul in the Dzheyrakhsky district of Ingushetia. On its territory, there is an architectural complex "Egikal", represented by many historical objects. And one of the military towers with a height of 27 meters was preserved in almost perfect condition.

Since 1996 Dzheyrakh-Assa Museum-Reserve has been a candidate for the list of World Heritage UNESCO [3]

References
  1. "Monuments of the Jeyrakh-Assa Museum-Reserve will be included in the UNESCO list". www.pravitelstvori.ru. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. "Cultural Historical landscape of Assa-Jeyrakh". culture.ru. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. UNESCO World Heritage Center. "Historical and Cultural Jeyrakh-Assa Reservation - UNESCO World Heritage Center". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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