Dagestan is a Dagestan is a Wonderful Wonderful Place for Place for TourismTourism..

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Republic of Dagestan Republic of Dagestan is considered to be is considered to be one of theone of the most most interesting tourist interesting tourist centers in Russia. It is centers in Russia. It is very convenient to very convenient to spend a holiday and spend a holiday and make trips in any make trips in any season of the year season of the year here. In spring and here. In spring and summer, in autumn summer, in autumn and winter those who and 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 sunbathe. The air sunbathe. The air is usually fresh is usually fresh and it’s not 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.

Geographically Geographically Dagestan is situated Dagestan is situated at the junction of two at the junction of two continents -Europe continents -Europe and Asia. It is the and Asia. It is the Eastern section of the Eastern section of the North Caucasus and North Caucasus and occupies the north-occupies the north-eastern slope of the eastern slope of the Caucasian Mountains Caucasian Mountains which gradually go which gradually go down to the wide down to the wide lowlands in the north lowlands in the north and the Caspian Sea and the Caspian Sea in the east. Situated in the east. Situated between the 41-st between the 41-st and the 45-th degrees and the 45-th degrees of northern latitude of northern latitude Dagestan is the Dagestan is the southern most part of southern most part of the Russian the Russian FederationFederation

In the north it In the north it borders on the borders on the Kalmyk Republic, in Kalmyk Republic, in the west and north-the west and north-west – on the west – on the Chechen Republic Chechen Republic and the Stavropol and the Stavropol territory. Dagestan’s territory. Dagestan’s neighbours in the neighbours in the south are Georgia south are Georgia and Azerbaijan. On and Azerbaijan. On the East it is washed the East it is washed by the Caspian Sea. by the Caspian Sea.

Dagestan occupies an Dagestan occupies an area of 50,000 square area of 50,000 square kilometres. It stretches kilometres. It stretches for some 400 for some 400 kilometres from north kilometres from north to south and for 200 to south and for 200 kilometres from east to kilometres from east to west. Despite the small west. Despite the small area it occupies, the area it occupies, the landscape of the landscape of the republic is quite varied republic is quite varied ranging from ranging from magnificent mountains magnificent mountains of central and south of central and south Dagestan to the wide Dagestan to the wide plains in the north, plains in the north, which include the semi-which include the semi-arid Nogai steppe. arid Nogai steppe.

Therefore the whole Therefore the whole republic can be roughly republic can be roughly divided into three main divided into three main parts: parts: the Lowlandthe Lowland Dagestan, the Foothill Dagestan, the Foothill Dagestan and the Dagestan and the Highland Dagestan. Highland Dagestan. Mountains occupy more Mountains occupy more than halfthan half of the of the territory of the republic.territory of the republic.

The highest points are The highest points are Mount Bazardyuzi on Mount Bazardyuzi on the border with the border with Azerbaijan and Mount Azerbaijan and Mount Diklos-Mta on the Diklos-Mta on the border with Georgia. In border with Georgia. In many places the many places the Mountain ranges are Mountain ranges are cut through by the deep cut through by the deep rivers and canyons, the rivers and canyons, the Sulak River Canyon is Sulak River Canyon is the deepest.the deepest.

The main rivers are the The main rivers are the Terek, the Samur and Terek, the Samur and the Sulak with its main the Sulak with its main tributaries: the Avar tributaries: the Avar Koisu, the Andi Koisu, Koisu, the Andi Koisu, the Kara Koisu and the the Kara Koisu and the Kazikumukh Koisu. All Kazikumukh Koisu. All of them flow into the of them flow into the Caspian Sea and are Caspian Sea and are important for irrigation important for irrigation purposes and the purposes and the power-generating power-generating sources. sources.

Industrially significant Industrially significant natural resources are natural resources are oil, natural gas, copper, oil, natural gas, copper, ore, sulhpur, quarts ore, sulhpur, quarts sands, mineral sands, mineral fertilizers and different fertilizers and different building materials, such building materials, such as clay, limestone, as clay, limestone, sandstone, granite, etc.sandstone, granite, etc.

In addition , a number of In addition , a number of districts of Daghestan districts of Daghestan possess remarkable possess remarkable balneological factors, balneological factors, including mineral including mineral springs and medical mud springs and medical mud with rare curative with rare curative properties. properties.

Tourism also receives Tourism also receives great encouragement. A great encouragement. A plan has been prepared plan has been prepared for opening new tourist for opening new tourist camps, inns and motels. camps, inns and motels.

At present Daghestan is At present Daghestan is composed of 42 composed of 42 administrative districts administrative districts and 10 towns and 14 and 10 towns and 14 urban-type settlements. urban-type settlements. Altogether there are Altogether there are about 1000 villages in about 1000 villages in the Republic. The capital the Republic. The capital of Daghestan is of Daghestan is Makhachkala. Makhachkala.

Dagestan is proud Dagestan is proud of its wonderful of its wonderful people: goldsmiths people: goldsmiths from Kubachi, from 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.