Dagestan is a Dagestan is a Wonderful Wonderful Place for Place for TourismTourism.. Mikhail NokhovMikhail Nokhov

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Republic of Republic of Dagestan is Dagestan is considered to be one considered to be one of the tourist centers of the tourist centers in Russia. It is very in Russia. It is very convenient to spend convenient to spend a holiday and make a holiday and make trips in any season trips in any season of the year here. In of the year here. In spring and summer, spring and summer, in autumn and in autumn and winter those who winter those who love mountainous love mountainous tourism, tourism, ethnographers and ethnographers and historians, hunters historians, hunters and fishermen try to and fishermen try to get here. get here.

For the tourist For the tourist there a wonderful there a wonderful opportunity to get opportunity to get acquainted with the acquainted with the history, culture, history, culture, traditions and traditions and customs of the customs of the peoples of peoples of Dagestan, Dagestan, historical historical monuments, monuments, Muslims Mosques, Muslims Mosques, the most ancient the most ancient city in Russia – city city in Russia – city fortress of Derbent fortress of Derbent through which in through which in the middle ages lay the middle ages lay the Great Silk way. the Great Silk way.

Lowland Dagestan

Foothill Dagestan

Highland Dagestan

The Highland The Highland Dagestan has Dagestan has unique climate unique climate characteristics. characteristics. Micro-climate of Micro-climate of the Gunib the Gunib Highland, the Highland, the richest flora of all richest flora of all three plateaus, three plateaus, the Alps and sub the Alps and sub Alps mountain Alps mountain landscapes make landscapes make the rest for the the rest for the tourists here very tourists here very favorable.favorable.

The sandy shores The sandy shores of the Caspian of the Caspian Sea make the rest Sea make the rest here very here very attractive for attractive for those who want to those who want to swim and swim and sunbather. The sunbather. The air is usually air is usually fresh and it’s not fresh and it’s not humid, so the humid, so the conditions for the conditions for the rest here are rest here are better than on the better than on the Black Sea shore. Black Sea shore.

There preserved many There preserved many architectural and architectural and historical monuments historical monuments in Dagestan: The in Dagestan: The Fortress Naryn Kala Fortress Naryn Kala built in VI century, built in VI century, and Dzhuma Mosque, and Dzhuma Mosque, built in the VII built in the VII century, Old Medresse century, Old Medresse of the XV century, of the XV century, there many nice auls there many nice auls with picturesque with picturesque terraces, beacon terraces, beacon towers in western towers in western Dagestan, minaret in Dagestan, minaret in the village of Shinar, the village of Shinar, built in XVIII century, built in XVIII century, etc. etc.

Natural monuments are Natural monuments are worth mentioning here worth mentioning here too. Among them the too. Among them the largest in the world largest in the world separately situated separately situated Sandy Dune Sary- Kum, Sandy Dune Sary- Kum, the only subtropical the only subtropical liana forest in Russia in liana forest in Russia in the estuary of the Samur the estuary of the Samur River, Sulak Canyon River, Sulak Canyon which is deeper than the which is deeper than the famous Grand Canyon in famous Grand Canyon in Colorado, it is more than Colorado, it is more than 1900- 2000 meters deep, 1900- 2000 meters deep, wonderful “Eolian town” wonderful “Eolian town” which is a miraculous which is a miraculous natural constructions in natural constructions in the forms of towers, the forms of towers, poles, arches, the largest poles, arches, the largest mountainous trout lake mountainous trout lake Kazenoiam and lots and Kazenoiam and lots and large and small large and small waterfalls. waterfalls.

In the Southern Part of In the Southern Part of Dagestan there is a Dagestan there is a unique complex which is unique complex which is of great interest to of great interest to cliffhangers. These are cliffhangers. These are three mountains – three mountains – Shalbusdag (4149 meters Shalbusdag (4149 meters high), Bazardyuzi (4466 high), Bazardyuzi (4466 meters high), and Yarydag meters high), and Yarydag (4100 meters high) where (4100 meters high) where the competitions in the competitions in cliffhanging usually take cliffhanging usually take place. On one of the place. On one of the slopes of the Shalbusdag slopes of the Shalbusdag mountain there is mountain there is situated the highest situated the highest mountainous village in mountainous village in Europe – KurushEurope – Kurush

Dagestan is proud Dagestan is proud of its wonderful of its wonderful people: goldsmiths people: goldsmiths in Kubachi, in Kubachi, jewelers from jewelers from Gotsatl, potters Gotsatl, potters from Balkhar, from Balkhar, woodworkers from woodworkers from Untsukul and Untsukul and carpet makers carpet makers from the villages from the villages of Southern of Southern Dagestan. . Dagestan. .