According to research findings, the city of Cuba was named in the 7th century by Arab tribes who lived in a city of the same name near Medina. From the...
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Monument of Caucasus visit by Aleksandr 3 in 1888
The Imperial train arrived at the Adzhikabul station in Baku on Saturday, October 8, 1888, at 2 p.m. Ships at anchor and batteries saluted. The family was met by many...
Temir-Khan-Shura
Temir-Khan-Shura is a Dagestani city located 40 kilometers southwest of Makhachkala. One of the city's landmarks is the Cavalier Battery rock, previously known as Tamerlane Rock. Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov climbed...
Crow tower near Mtskheta
Long ago Duke Simon ruled over these lands. Revered among his subjects, he constructed a guard tower to protect his subjects from raiders. The duke was cherished by his servants...
Nuzal Chapel
The Nuzal Chapel is located in the eponymous village, situated at an altitude of 1,160 meters above sea level. The construction of the shrine dates back to the 10th-13th centuries....
Gunib
The name Gunib comes from the Avar word Guni-mir, which means "heap of stones". Situated on an isolated plateau at an altitude of 1,234 meters above sea level and surrounded...