Popular attractions of Cherkessk with photos and descriptions

At first glance, the capital of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic (KCR) is an ordinary city with a population of just over 122 thousand people. Monuments of historical value cannot be found in this place. The sights of Cherkessk (the old name is the village of Batalpashinskaya) are few in number, but have their own special charm. Tourists have a lot to see in this unusual city, which combines different religions, traditions and architectural styles.

Park of Culture and Recreation "Green Island"

Green Island Park is one of the largest park areas in southern Russia, covering an area of ​​almost ninety hectares. Unfortunately, for more than twenty years this park was in a deplorable state and was practically not cared for. However, in 2012, a whole team of gardeners and landscape designers breathed new life into this place.

The park opened a year later, in 2013, completely renovated. Now there is everything for a quality holiday with the whole family: a lot of plants - bushes, trees, flowers; walking areas, a cozy cafe and plenty of opportunities to spend time actively: renting pedal boats, a shooting range, billiards and much more.

Location: Ordzhonikidze street - 2.

Cathedral Mosque

Construction of the mosque began in 2007; it was created specifically for local Muslims. The building can accommodate approximately 5,000 visitors and has two main halls – men’s and women’s. The structure occupies a large area - about 4 thousand square meters. meters.

The Byzantine style with features of Muslim building art was used in the architecture of the mosque. The building is complemented by 33 emerald-colored domes, and its interior is decorated with patterns in the form of Arabic script.

Art gallery of the city of Cherkessk

The art gallery building is located in the historical center of the city and has more than a century of history. This is the only building from the early twentieth century that has survived in Cherkessk.

At the beginning of the last century, this one-story mansion housed a bank, run by one of the local merchants. In the 90s of the last century, local authorities decided to equip this ancient mansion as an art gallery. Now the gallery exhibits are paintings by both local masters and famous Russian artists.

Location: Krasnoarmeyskaya street - 56.

References

Sources

• People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Law No. 84-RZ of February 24, 2004 “On the administrative-territorial structure of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic,” as amended. Law No. 34-RZ of July 5, 2011: “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in connection with a change in the name of the highest designated person of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.” Came into force on the date of official publication. Published: “Republic Day”, No. 36-37 (16431), February 28, 2004 (People’s Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Law No. 84-RZ of February 24, 2004 “ On the administrative-territorial structure of Karachay-Cherkess Circassian Republic"
  as amended by Law No. 34-RZ of July 5, 2011
  On amendments to various legislative acts of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in connection with a change in the name of the highest executive position of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic (
  comes into force on the date of official publication) .
• People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Law No. 41-RZ of December 7, 2004 “On establishing the boundaries of the municipal formation of the city of Cherkessk and granting it the status of an urban district,” as amended. Law No. 35-RZ of June 23, 2014 “On amendments to the Law of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic” On establishing the boundaries of the municipal formation of the city of Cherkessk and granting it the status of an urban district “”. Came into force on the date of official publication. Published: “Republic Day”, No. 207–208 (16602), December 14, 2004 (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Law of December 7, 2004 No. 41-RZ “ On establishing the boundaries of the municipal formation of the city of Cherkessk and assigning it the status of an urban district"
  as amended by Law No.
  dated
  June 23, 2014 No. 35-RZ "
  On amendments to the Law of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic" On establishing the boundaries of the municipal formation of the city of Cherkessk and on assigning it the status of an urban district "
  . Valid from the date official publication.).

Karachevo-Cherkess Natural and Historical-Cultural Museum-Reserve

Who would have thought, but the collection of this museum, which now numbers thousands of exhibits, began from a small collection of three dozen exhibits. They were collected a long time ago by local residents with the aim of founding a full-fledged local history museum on the territory of the republic.

A traveling exhibition was organized and shown in many cities. Now the museum’s archive consists of various artifacts, photographs, archaeological finds and much more.

Location: Krasnoarmeyskaya street - 58.

Religion

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The ancient religion of this people is monotheism - part of the Khabze teachings, which regulated all areas of the life of the Circassians and determined the attitude of people towards each other and the world around them. People worshiped the Sun and the Golden Tree, Water and Fire, which, according to their beliefs, gave life, they believed in the god Thya, who was considered the creator of the world and the laws in it. The Circassians had a whole pantheon of heroes of the Nart epic and a number of customs that were rooted in paganism.

Since the 6th century, Christianity has become the leading faith in Circassia. They professed Orthodoxy, a small part of the people converted to Catholicism. Such people were called "frekkardashi". Gradually, from the 15th century, the adoption of Islam began, which is the official religion of the Circassians. Islam has become part of the people's consciousness, and today Circassians are Sunni Muslims.

Alley "Lukomorye"

This alley is the highlight of the Green Island park. You should definitely bring your children here, as well as adults who still believe in fairy tales or want to immerse themselves in childhood.

This alley was created by the golden hands of many craftsmen. Here you can see a lot of wooden sculptures that depict fairy-tale characters or scenes from popular fairy tales. For those who get hungry during an exciting walk, there is a children's cafe on the territory of the alley.

Economy

The economy of Cherkessk is largely based on small retail outlets. Many factories either ceased to exist in the 1990s or their capacity became significantly less than in the Soviet period.

• Factories: canning and sausages
• refrigeration engineering
• rubber products
• low voltage equipment
• cement
• automobile (bankrupt, closed)
• wool processing and yarn production factory
• brick
• for the production of mineral water
• Meat processing workshop for the production of meat products

Light and music fountain

This miracle of modern technology was installed in 2009 opposite the Mary building. Every evening, the fountain gathers hundreds of Cherkessk residents and city guests for a fascinating performance, the main actors of which are sound, light and water.

This is truly a fascinating action! One gets the feeling that the water streams really hear the music and move to the beat of it. And the light show accompanying this dance can even put the audience into a slight state of trance.

Location: Lenin street - 54a.

Education

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Circassian Academy

The following educational institutions operate in Cherkessk:

• North Caucasus State Academy: civil engineering, mechanical engineering, energy, business management, accounting, finance, medical school. www.kchgta.ru
• Moscow Social Open University (branch)
• Moscow Institute of Contemporary Art (branch)
• Rostov State Economic University (branch)
• Karachay-Cherkess State College
• Daurov Art School: departments of art, interior design, music, choreography
• Republican children's art school: music, art, choreography departments

Northern Zelenchuksky Temple

Not far from Cherkessk, in the Bolshoi Zelenchuk gorge, there is a huge historical, cultural and spiritual heritage of the local region. There are three ancient temples here, built more than a thousand years ago, in the 10th century. By the name of the gorge where they are located, the temples were called Zelenchuksky.

The largest among them is the Northern Temple. The temple was built in Byzantine style from sandstone. Previously, the walls of the temple were decorated with amazing frescoes, however, unfortunately, they have not survived to this day. During excavations on the temple grounds, the grave of a wealthy woman was found, full of gold jewelry.

Location: Nizhny Arkhyz village.

Arkhyz Resort

The most popular place among tourists and athletes is the Arkhyz resort. You can get to it from Cherkessk in a couple of hours. The resort has a developed infrastructure; on its territory there are more than a dozen ski slopes, 8 cable cars, shops, service centers, cafes, etc. Even if you don’t have sports equipment with you, you can rent it here.

If you decide to stay at the resort for a few days, you have the opportunity to stay at the local Romantic Hotel or go to Moon Glade for the night. These places have all the conditions for a comfortable stay: baths, spas, restaurants. You can also go on a horseback riding excursion .

Sofia Lakes

Sofia Lakes is a group of three lakes that are located high in the mountains, at an altitude of more than two thousand eight hundred meters. Hikes to the lakes are organized from Arkhyz. The entire route there and back takes no more than two days. However, the view that opens up if you rise just above the location of the lakes itself will definitely remain in your memory forever.

The fact is that the water in each of the lakes has a unique hue. In one lake it is turquoise, in another it is clear blue, and in the third it is black. The panoramic view of three colorful lakes surrounded by mountain peaks is something worth spending two days of your life on.

Economy

Karachay-Cherkessia is an industrial and agricultural republic. The territory can be divided into 2 areas. Chemical production, mechanical engineering and light industry are more developed in the north. In the south, mining and wood processing industries and livestock farming are more typical.

Tourism, mountaineering (the south of the republic) and resort activities (resorts Dombay, Arkhyz, Teberda and others) are also of great importance for the region.

Agriculture

They grow grains (wheat, corn), industrial crops (sugar beets, sunflowers), fodder crops, potatoes and vegetables and melons. Horticulture (apple, pear, cherry plum), meat and dairy cattle breeding, sheep breeding (breeding semi-fine wool and coarse wool breeds), poultry farming and horse breeding are developed.

Production indices in 2022: agricultural products 92.4%, crop products 83.6%, livestock products 100.4%. The share of livestock products is 58% (in actual prices, as a percentage of agricultural products), for agricultural organizations 35%.

In 2022, Karachay-Cherkessia will be among the leaders among Russian regions in the production of greenhouse vegetables.

As of December 1, 2022, in agricultural organizations the cattle population was 18.2 thousand animals (+20%), including 12.3 thousand cows (+30.5%), in peasant farms the cattle population was 58.6 thousand animals (+ 4.4%), cows 30.7 thousand heads (+0.9%). The number of sheep and goats in agricultural organizations is 280.5 thousand heads (+13.8%), in peasant farms there are 838.6 thousand heads (+2.7%).

In 2022, the gross harvest of grain and leguminous crops amounted to 172.5 thousand tons, with a yield of 31.2 c/ha. As of November 3, an area of ​​55,277 hectares had been harvested. Corn harvested for grain - 32635 hectares, threshed - 114.8 thousand tons, yield - 35.1 c/ha. Soybeans harvested - 190 hectares, threshed - 137 tons, yield - 7.2 c/ha.

Energy

As of October 2022, 11 power plants with a total capacity of 572.56 MW were in operation on the territory of Karachay-Cherkessia, including six hydroelectric power plants, one hydroelectric power station-pumped storage power plant, one pumped storage power plant and three thermal power plants. In 2022, they produced 483 million kWh of electricity (excluding Kuban HPP-1, HPP-2 and PSPP, located on the territory of Karachay-Cherkessia, but organizationally included in the energy system of the Stavropol Territory). A feature of the energy sector of Karachay-Cherkessia is the high share of hydropower, as well as the location in the region of two of the three pumped storage power plants available in Russia.

Open air amphitheater

Another highlight of the Green Island recreation park is the first summer amphitheater in the republic. This building was built in antique style, decorated with columns and statues of Greek gods. The total capacity of the theater is more than a thousand seats.

The auditoriums, arranged in a semicircle, have a good resonating effect, so everything that is said on stage will be clearly heard by each of the thousand spectators, even those located in the very top rows. The area near the theater is perfectly equipped for walking and having a good time. Here you can relax on a bench surrounded by green trees. Large-scale concerts have already been held on the territory of the theater, such as a concert on City Day, with the participation of the most popular Russian performers.

Popular attractions of Cherkessk with photos and descriptions

Cherkessk can hardly be called the tourist capital of Russia.
This is a relatively small town, the capital of Karachevo-Cherkessia. The fact that the city is small can also be seen as an advantage: to see all the sights of the city you don’t need to spend a lot of time and money on the road, since they are all within walking distance of one another. And there really is something to see here: the city provides the opportunity to unite with nature, as well as active and cultural recreation for almost every taste.

Park of Culture and Recreation "Green Island"

Green Island Park is one of the largest park areas in southern Russia, covering an area of ​​almost ninety hectares. Unfortunately, for more than twenty years this park was in a deplorable state and was practically not cared for. However, in 2012, a whole team of gardeners and landscape designers breathed new life into this place.

Art gallery of the city of Cherkessk

The art gallery building is located in the historical center of the city and has more than a century of history. This is the only building from the early twentieth century that has survived in Cherkessk.

At the beginning of the last century, this one-story mansion housed a bank, run by one of the local merchants. In the 90s of the last century, local authorities decided to equip this ancient mansion as an art gallery. Now the gallery exhibits are paintings by both local masters and famous Russian artists.

Karachevo-Cherkess Natural and Historical-Cultural Museum-Reserve

Who would have thought, but the collection of this museum, which now numbers thousands of exhibits, began from a small collection of three dozen exhibits. They were collected a long time ago by local residents with the aim of founding a full-fledged local history museum on the territory of the republic.

A traveling exhibition was organized and shown in many cities. Now the museum’s archive consists of various artifacts, photographs, archaeological finds and much more.

Alley "Lukomorye"

This alley is the highlight of the Green Island park. You should definitely bring your children here, as well as adults who still believe in fairy tales or want to immerse themselves in childhood.

This alley was created by the golden hands of many craftsmen. Here you can see a lot of wooden sculptures that depict fairy-tale characters or scenes from popular fairy tales. For those who get hungry during an exciting walk, there is a children's cafe on the territory of the alley.

Light and music fountain

This miracle of modern technology was installed in 2009 opposite the Mary building. Every evening, the fountain gathers hundreds of Cherkessk residents and city guests for a fascinating performance, the main actors of which are sound, light and water.

This is truly a fascinating action! One gets the feeling that the water streams really hear the music and move to the beat of it. And the light show accompanying this dance can even put the audience into a slight state of trance.

Northern Zelenchuksky Temple

Not far from Cherkessk, in the Bolshoi Zelenchuk gorge, there is a huge historical, cultural and spiritual heritage of the local region. There are three ancient temples here, built more than a thousand years ago, in the 10th century. By the name of the gorge where they are located, the temples were called Zelenchuksky.

The largest among them is the Northern Temple. The temple was built in Byzantine style from sandstone. Previously, the walls of the temple were decorated with amazing frescoes, however, unfortunately, they have not survived to this day. During excavations on the temple grounds, the grave of a wealthy woman was found, full of gold jewelry.

Sofia Lakes

Sofia Lakes is a group of three lakes that are located high in the mountains, at an altitude of more than two thousand eight hundred meters. Hikes to the lakes are organized from Arkhyz. The entire route there and back takes no more than two days. However, the view that opens up if you rise just above the location of the lakes itself will definitely remain in your memory forever.

Open air amphitheater

Another highlight of the Green Island recreation park is the first summer amphitheater in the republic. This building was built in antique style, decorated with columns and statues of Greek gods. The total capacity of the theater is more than a thousand seats.

The auditoriums, arranged in a semicircle, have a good resonating effect, so everything that is said on stage will be clearly heard by each of the thousand spectators, even those located in the very top rows. The area near the theater is perfectly equipped for walking and having a good time. Here you can relax on a bench surrounded by green trees. Large-scale concerts have already been held on the territory of the theater, such as a concert on City Day, with the participation of the most popular Russian performers.

Cathedral Mosque

The cathedral mosque was built in Cherkessk quite recently. The building was built in the Byzantine style. Thanks to four minarets, more than fifty meters high, the mosque can be seen from afar. The total capacity of the mosque is five thousand people. Inside, the walls of the building are painted with intricate patterns in the style of Arabic script.

Drama Theater named after M.O.Akov

The Circassian Drama Theater was created in 1992, based on a troupe that had already existed for twenty years at that time. Now the theater is touring many nearby cities and towns, as well as neighboring republics such as Abkhazia or Adygea.

The theater's repertoire consists of works by Russian and foreign classics of drama and local authors. The theater's repertoire also includes various children's plays, puppet shows, and musical performances.

Administrative division

Administrative-territorial division of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic

As part of the administrative-territorial structure of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the republic includes the following administrative-territorial units: 2 cities of republican significance (Cherkessk, Karachaevsk) and 10 districts. They consist of 149 settlements, of which 4 are cities (Cherkessk, Karachaevsk, Ust-Dzheguta and Teberda).

As part of the municipal structure of the republic, 100 municipalities have been formed within the boundaries of its administrative-territorial units: 2 city districts, 10 municipal districts, including: 83 rural and 5 urban settlements.

Cities of republican significance (city districts) and districts (municipal districts)

Automobile highways

The following roads pass through Cherkessk:

• P217 "Caucasus" is a highway that has the status of an object of federal significance. The length of the route is 1118 km. It is part of two European routes: E119 and E50. The road passes through the territory of the following regions of Russia: Chechnya, Krasnodar Territory, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Stavropol Territory, Ingushetia, Dagestan. The final point of the route is the state border with Azerbaijan.
• P265 is a regional highway with a total length of 121 km. The route starts in Cherkessk and passes through Khabez, Kardoninskaya, Nizhny Arkhyz, Arkhyz.
• A165 is a federal highway with a length of 79 km. The route leads from Pyatigorsk to Cherkessk.

Story

Extract from the resolution of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee

Today's Cherkessk was founded in 1804 as a Russian military fort on the Kuban River, which was then the border with Circassia, on the site where, in 1790, Russian troops under the command of General Johann Hermann von Fersen (Ivan Ivanovich Hermann von Fersen) defeated the Ottoman Battalion. I plow. In honor of the victory over Batal Pasha, the fort was named Batalpashinskaya; it was a redoubt surrounded by an earthen rampart and a ditch. (That the fort was named after an enemy leader may have prompted the villagers to give up

preference for the nickname
Pashinka
.)

Monument to Friendship of Peoples

The settlement itself was founded as a Cossack village

Batalpashinskaya near the Russian army outpost.
The officially recognized year of foundation of Batalpashinskaya and modern Cherkessk is 1825. However, Cossack settlers from the Khopyur and Kuban regiments began to arrive in the newly organized village
no earlier than the spring of 1826.
In 1860 the village was designated as the center of the city. districts
in the Kuban region.
By decree of Tsar Alexander II of December 30, 1869, the village was transformed into the city of Batalpashinsk, but the decree was not implemented, and Batalpashinskaya remained a village
until Soviet times. In 1888, the village became the seat of one of the seven Kuban departments.

Monument to Soviet soldiers of Cherkessk

In 1922, the village became the seat of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Region in the Russian SFSR, and in 1926 the Circassian National Okrug. In 1931 it received city status and was renamed Batalpashinsk. Cherkessk received its current name in 1939. The city was occupied by the Nazi Wehrmacht

during World War II (Great Patriotic War) from August 11, 1942 to January 17, 1943, as part of the offensive Operation Case Blue. In 1957, it became the capital of the reformed Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast, which became the Karachay-Cherkess Republic with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Infrastructure condition

When you see any advertisement for rental housing, you can often notice “cost + utilities.” So, how much can these same services cost you in Cherkessk?

In winter, the most expensive service is heating (from 700 rubles per month). At the same time, before renting a home, you should definitely ask the owners about the temperature in the apartment in winter. It happens that every month you pay a tidy sum for heat, but end up heating your rooms with an electric heater. In this case, you have to pay from 600 rubles monthly for light.

In summer, payment for electricity is about 450 rubles. per month. This takes into account if you use an automatic washing machine and a refrigerator. Water is heated using gas. For gas, the total amount is calculated from all residents of the house.

The central streets of the city are paved. Those streets that are located further from the center are simply covered with gravel. In general, you can buy a new car without worrying about its chassis.

Crossroads st. Lenin and st. Stavropolskaya

Traffic jams are extremely rare. True, on holidays you can stand in a traffic jam for about 10 minutes. Accidents occur very often on the roads. Accidents are most often caused by high speed and failure to comply with traffic rules. It seems that most drivers are self-taught, having mastered 3 pedals, a gearbox and a steering wheel.

Crossroads st. Griboyedov and st. Stavropolskaya

Public transport includes buses and trolleybuses. The buses, as if from Soviet times, have a bizarre van shape. Travel around the city costs 11 rubles.

Local bus

There are more and more taxis every year. The most expensive taxi is “24 hours”, because... The calculation is made strictly according to the meter. The most reasonable prices for trips around the city are from 60 rubles from the Imperial and Smile taxis.

Separately, it is necessary to say about the so-called “music boxes” or “discos on wheels”. These are cars with a lowered tray and tinted windows. The main difference between such tuned cars is loud music at full blast. Most often they play music from the 80s. The music is so loud that the driver of the “box” puts in earplugs so as not to go deaf! The essence of such a trip is known only to the “DJ” of this “disco”.

Cherkessk is the cultural center of Karachay-Cherkessia, so there are no problems with the availability of educational institutions here. In addition to public schools and universities, there are also private schools and lyceums. The only problem is the long queue at the state kindergarten. Not every parent is able to pay 400-600 rubles. per day for a child’s stay in a private kindergarten. Therefore, many have to stay at home with their children until they reach school age.

Real reviews from tourists about holidays in the resorts of Karachay-Cherkessia

The vast majority of online reviews about holidays in the resorts of Karachay-Cherkessia are positive.

Tourists are attracted by:

• clean mountain air;
• healing climate;
• abundance of attractions;
• the beauty of the mountainous area;
• relatively small number of vacationers;
• friendliness of the local population;

Many tourists consider the sad realities of local life to be a disadvantage of resorts. Also, as disadvantages, vacationers note that in most settlements the roads have not been repaired since the times of the Soviet Union, and also that the tourism infrastructure is underdeveloped.

Population

Karachay-Cherkessia is a multinational republic: representatives of more than 80 nationalities live on its territory. The population of the republic according to Rosstat is 465 357

people
(2021). Population density - 32.59
people/km2 (2021).
Urban population - 42.9
% (2020).

The mortality rate at the end of 2022 was 9.3 ppm (in 2016 - 9.4 ppm).

National composition