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Nij tower complex _Tsorey-Loam

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Nij tower complex – built near Tsorey-Loam mountain in the XV century.

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Located in the southern district of Dzheyrahsky in the Dzheyrakh-Assin historical and architectural museum and nature reserve. Dzheyrakh-Assin has the biggest concentration of medieval Vainakh settlements (like the Argun State History, Architecture and Nature Museum Reserve of southern Chechnya).

Nij tower complex consists of defense towers (6-7 stories high), residential towers (3-4 stories high) and nearby burial grounds, which are underground, or above ground vaults, typical of pre-Islam pagan period.

Nij complex has 4 well preserved defense towers, the residential structures having been destroyed in the XIX century by the Russian imperial army.

*In 2001, Russian helicopters attacked historic sites in the area. Ingushetia itself was not a war-zone and the destruction was caused by military corps stationed in Ingushetia – article from Moscow Times   Army Unit Attacks Ancient Ingush Site

Lago-Naki, Adygea (Western Caucasus mountains)

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Lago-Naki plateau is located at 2.200 meters altitude, in the eastern part of Adygea (and western part of neighboring Krasnodar-Krai).

70 millions of years ago, Lago-Naki plateau was the bottom of Tethys Ocean.

Lagonaki is listed as UNESCO World Heritage site, still the Russian authorities have approved plans for a ski resort in Lagonaki, which will negatively impact the pristine environment. Russia Allows Ski Resort in Caucasus World Heritage Site

Cheberloy canyon Chechnya

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The canyon was home to the Cheberloi people of Chechnya (part of the Nakh people) until the 1944 Chechen deportation.

Eltyubyu “City of the Dead” Kabardino-Balkaria

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The ancient mausoleums of the “City of the Dead” – located in Eltyubyu village (Chegemsky district). They were built in different stages between the VIII-XVIII centuries. They were part of a pagan burial cult practiced by the locals before the conversion to Islam.

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Chegem, Kabardino-Balkaria

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Chegem river valley is situated in the Central Caucasus mountains, in Chegemsky district of Kabardino-Balkaria.