The mountain village of Kurush is located in southern Dagestan. It is situated on the slope of Mount Shalbuzdag, which reaches an elevation of 4,142 meters above sea level. The...
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Pansheti
Pansheti is located in the Kazbegi Municipality at an altitude of 1,790 meters above sea level. The village is divided into Old and New Pansheti. Old Pansheti was located 300...
The village of Uchkulan
The village of Uchkulan is located at the place where the Uchkulan River forms the source of the Kuban River. Nearby, in the neighboring gorge of the Ullu-Kam River, is...
Dzherakhov Fortress
Throughout the centuries, the Dariali Gorge has held strategic significance as one of only two crossings of the Greater Caucasus mountain range (the other being the Derbent Pass). For this...
Lermontov’s Grotto
When the Emmanuel English Park was laid out in 1829 (named after its founder, Lieutenant General Georgy Emmanuel), near the Yelizavetinsky and Mikhailovsky springs, the architects Bernardazzi created two romantic...
Dusheti
The settlement of Dusheti is first mentioned in Georgian sources in 1215. In the 17th century, it served as the residence of the Aragvi princes, who owned extensive lands in...