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Vovnuski, Erzi Nature Reserve

#4 among attractions in Erzi Nature Reserve

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Vovnushki is a medieval complex of Ingush defense and guard towers. It is a unique monument of Ingush architecture, part of the Jeyrakh-Assi State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve. It is situated in the Jeirakh high-mountainous region of modern Ingushetia. The towers of Vovnushka also belong to the ancestral towers of the Ingush Ozdoy teip. The first reliable descriptions of the Vovnushki come from the early 18th century.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°48'3"N, 44°59'41"E
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Vovnuski – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tkhaba-Yerdy Church, Jeyrakh-Assa museum-reserve, Alby-Yerdy Church.

  • tkhaba yerdy church erzi nature reserve2.9 miW
    Museum, Church

    Tkhaba-Yerdy Church, Erzi Nature Reserve

    74 min walk • Tkhaba-Yerdy is the ruins of the largest medieval Christian church in Ingushetia, Russian Federation. It is located deep in the Assin Gorge between the auls of Khairakh and Puy, Dzheyrakhsky District, near the border with Georgia.

  • jeyrakh assa museum reserve erzi nature reserve~90 ftSE
    Museum

    Jeyrakh-Assa museum-reserve, Erzi Nature Reserve

    1 min walk • Dzheyrakh-Assa Museum-Reserve is a Vainakh cultural and historical landscape in Ingushetia, consisting of a number of reserves and auls.

  • alby yerdy church erzi nature reserve location map
    3.7 miNW
    Church

    Alby-Yerdy Church, Erzi Nature Reserve

    95 min walk • The Alby-Yerdy is the ruins of the medieval Christian church in Ingushetia, Russian Federation. temple was built in the XI-XII centuries in the left bank of river Assa.

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