Location: Karachay-Cherkess Republic
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What to do and see in Karachay-Cherkess Republic, North Caucasian District: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
The Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская Респу́блика, Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika; Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай-Черкес Республика, Qaraçay-Çerkes Respublika; Kabardian: Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс Республикэ, Ķêrêšei-Šêrdžês Respublikê, Nogai: Карашай-Шеркеш Республикасы, Qaraşay-Şerkeş Respublikası) or Karachay-Cherkessia (Карача́ево-Черке́сия) is a federal subject (a republic) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia and is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. Karachay-Cherkessia has a population of 477,859 (2010 Census).
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1. South Еemple
2. Radiotelescope RATAN-600
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3. Shoanin Temple
4. Nizhny Arkhyz Ancient Town
5. The Face of Christ in Arhyz
6. Krasnogorsk Watchtower
Krasnogorskaya Tower was a guard post of the Nikolaev fortification of the times of the Caucasian War. The tower was built in the XIX century, it is located on the main highway Cherkessk-Dombay. A special feature of the architecture of the tower is the oval shape of the tower, measuring about 10 x 13 m in the form of a stylized "crown", topped with rectangular battlements-loopholes. The tower is two-tier.
7. Adiyukh Watch Tower
Adiyukh Tower rises above the cliff of Maly Zelenchuk in the first part of the settlement. It was built in the 1960s of the XVIII century. The tower has a rectangular shape. The tower narrows upward. The tower has five floors. The first floor had no windows or doors. It was used for storing water and food during the siege and, apparently, for holding prisoners. Access to the first-floor room was only possible from the top, from the second floor, which was reached by a ladder. The third floor had windows and loopholes in the east wall on the floor side. The fourth floor was lit through a hole in the ceiling, and the fifth floor had no ceiling and was a place for the watch.
