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...
Kabardzhin
Kabardzhin is a mountain and an extinct volcano in the Caucasus range, with an elevation of 3,142 meters above sea level. Kabardzhin is located near Kazbek and is part of...
Kurush
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...