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Stavropol Krai (Russian: Ставропо́льский край, tr. Stavropolsky kray, IPA: [stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj]) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia, and is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. Stavropol Krai has a population of 2,786,281 (2010).
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1. Kislovodsk National Park
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5.0 based on 1,241 reviews
2. Prozritelev and Prave Stavropol State Museum
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4.5 based on 125 reviews
The G. N. Prozritelev and G. K. Prave Stavropol State Museum-Reserve was established in February 24, 1905 as the North Caucasus Museum of local history. Archaeological and ethnographic collections of public activist, regional ethnographer and archeologist G. N. Prozritelev (1849-1933) were at the basis of the museum. At the same time the City Museum of educational visual aids was founded in Stavropol. Initiative of its foundation came from the notary, public figure and collector G. K. Prave (1862-1925). In 1927, the North Caucasus Museum and the City Museum of educational visual aids have been merged into one institution, is located in the trade building, where the museum is today. Now it is called «The G. N. Prozritelev and G. K. Prave stavropol state historical-culture and natural-landscape museum-reserve». On displays and in the stores of one of the biggest in the North Caucasus museum there are more than 400,000 items which illustrate the history, nature and culture of this multinational territory from prehistoric to modern times. On show in the museum are numerous historical relics, unique photographs and documents, articles of daily life and work of the Northern Caucasus nations, rare collections of arms, coins and medals of many periods and peoples, fine pictures, old manuscripts and books. Many exhibits are of international importance, among them two skeleton of a fossil southern elephant that lived more than one million years ago, a stone mausoleum of an Alan chiefman dating back to the 10-11 th centuries, the first in the world fossil reconstruction of a prehistoric rhinoceros, unique collection of imprints of insects living in the Tertiary Period and many others.
3. The Eagle Mounument
4. Aeolian Harp
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4.5 based on 259 reviews
Reviewed By lorcanm841
Hot springs, beautiful views of the city are just some of the treasures to be found wandering the city of Pyatigorsk. The view from the Aeolian harp stretches across the city to see the slopes of Mt. Elbrus some 80km away.
5. Tsvetnik Park
6. Proval Lake
7. Essentukskiy Park Resort
8. Pointers on the top of Mountain Mashuk
9. Stavropol Botanical Garden
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4.5 based on 56 reviews
10. Cable Car
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4.5 based on 327 reviews
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