Zelenchuksky Churches in the Republic of Karachay Cherkessia
Arkhyz is a village in the valley of the Bolshoy Zelenchuk River, in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, Greater Caucasus, Russia, about 70 km inland from the Black Sea shore.
The Zelenchuksky Churches are an archaeological preserve extending for 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) around the ruins of Nizhnearkhyzskoe gorodishche, tentatively identified as the medieval capital of Alania, a Christian state destroyed by the hordes of Möngke Khan in the 13th century. No Byzantine document mentions the name of this city, whereas al-Mas'udi refers to it as Ma'as, or Maghas.
The North Church is supposed to have been the cathedral of the diocese of Alania between the 10th and 13th centuries. The dome rises to a height of 21 meters; the western wall is twice as long. The narthex formerly contained a baptistery. A 19th-century traveller described the faded Byzantine frescoes that were still visible on its walls.
The Central Church appears to have been conceived somewhat earlier than the two others, in the form of a regular cross, but was extended to the west during or shortly following the construction. It is much larger than the South Church, which was built of coarse rubble masonry, extensively restored by the monks in 1899, fell into disuse during the Soviet years, and was reconsecrated to Saint Elijah in 1991. The South Church bears the distinction of being the oldest functioning church in all of Russia.
My 10 day trip to Karachay in 40 minutes. Enjoy
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Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria - Russia. HD Travel.
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Nalchik (Russian: Нальчик; IPA: [ˈnalʲtɕɪk]; Kabardian: Налщӏэч /naːɮɕʼakʲ/; Karachay-Balkar: Нальчик) is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of 550 meters (1,800 ft) in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania.[12] It covers an area of 131 square kilometers (51 sq mi)
Tumanly-Kel, Dombay, Russia
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Dad can do it: Visiting Lake Ladoga & the Valaam Monastery (E6)
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Dads and children continue their journey across the Karelia region. They take a boat ride on Lake Ladoga to get to the Valaam Monastery to learn about its history and the monks’ way of life.
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Georgia/Beautiful (Caucasus) Country Part 48
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Caucasus Mountains:
The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region.
The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the north and Lesser Caucasus in the south. The Greater Caucasus runs west-northwest to east-southeast, from the Caucasian Natural Reserve in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea nearly to Baku on the Caspian Sea. The Lesser Caucasus runs parallel to the Greater about 100 km (62 mi) south. The Greater and Lesser Caucasus ranges are connected by the Likhi Range, and to the west and east of the Likhi Range lie the Colchis Plain and the Kur-Araz Lowland. The Meskheti Range is a part of the Lesser Caucasus system. In the southeast the Aras River separates the Lesser Caucasus from the Talysh Mountains which straddle the border of southeastern Azerbaijan and Iran. The Lesser Caucasus and the Armenian Highland constitute the Transcaucasian Highland, which at their western end converge with the highland plateau of Eastern Anatolia in the far north east of Turkey. The highest peak in the Caucasus range is Mount Elbrus in the Greater Caucasus, which rises to a height of 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level. Mountains near Sochi hosted part of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The Javakheti Volcanic Plateau in Georgia and the surrounding volcanic ranges which extend well into central Armenia are some of the youngest features of the region. Only recently was the Caucasus a scene for intense volcanic activity: the Armenian highland was flooded by calc-alkaline basalts and andesites in the Pliocene and the highest summits of the Caucasus, the Elbrus, and the Kazbek, formed as Pleistocene-Pliocene volcanoes. The Kazbek is no longer active, but the Elbrus erupted in postglacial times and fumarole activity is registered near its summit. Contemporary seismic activity is a prominent feature of the region, reflecting active faulting and crustal shortening. Clusters of seismicity occur in Dagestan and in northern Armenia. Many devastating earthquakes have been documented in historical times, including the Spitak earthquake in December 1988 which destroyed the Gyumri-Vanadzor region of Armenia.
Europe's highest mountain is Mount Elbrus 5,642 m (18,510 ft) in the Caucasus Mountains. Elbrus is 832 m (2,730 ft) higher than Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps at 4,810 m (15,780 ft). The Caucasus Mountains are defined as the continental divide between Asia and Europe for the region between the Black and Caspian Seas.
The table below lists some of the highest peaks of the Caucasus. With the exception of Shkhara, the heights are taken from Soviet 1:50,000 mapping. There are higher and more prominent, but nameless, peaks than some of the peaks included below.Wikipedia
Caucasus - Caucasian Biosphere Reserve - Sergey Karpukhin's Photography
It was a small training sortie into the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve, just before a serious expedition. Nevertheless, the journey has left a favorable impression. I was particularly struck by the number of wild animals that have been seen during a ten days route.
I have been in some wildest places in my travels, but such concentration of wild beasts I've never seen before. Especially at the foot of the mountain Jugha. Here you can find chamois and aurochs... bears... And, of course, the famous bisons, for which this reserve was created in the first place. Unfortunately, they are not the direct descendants of a wild bison (Dombey), that dwelt here before. Saving its kind did not succeed. So, here today, we see only the descendants of bisons brought here from other places. But they have successfully taken the root here and grow in numbers now.
In general, reserve is quite large and is situated on the territory of Krasnodar Krai, Adygea and Karachay-Cherkessia, bordering with Abkhazia. Our little photo expedition was undertaken with the assistance of the Director of the Reserve Mr Shevelev Sergey Georgievich and with direct participation of researcher from the Maikop offices Mr Sergei Trepet.
Sergey took us to the trails of the reserve to see interesting places. The route was about a hundred miles long, and lasted from the cordon Guzeripl, which is in Adygea, to Krasnaya Polyana, which is in the Krasnodar region. Thus, we crossed the Caucasus Mountains. In the trip with us was also my friend - Yuri Morozov.
Eurotrip, Part 1: hitchhiking and couchsurfing, Paris, Luxembourg
My movie about the two-month journey across Europe by hitchhiking, trains and cars. Part 1: Paris, couchsurfing, French cheese talk, hitchhiking to Luxmbourg, more couchsurfing, then hitchhiking to Berlin. Follow me: (and my channel, like the video, leave your comments). Thanks!
Мой фильм про два месяца путешествий по Европе автостопом, на поездах и машинах. Часть 1: Париж, каучсерфинг, французский сырный разговор, автостопом до Люксембурга, еще каучсерфинг, и автостоп до Берлина. Подписывайтесь на меня (ну и на мой канал, ставьте лайки и пишите комментарии). Спасибо!
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DOMBAI - RUSSIA
Dombai- RUSSIA 2015