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Coat of Arms of the Town

Buynaksk is located at Buynaksk is located at the foothills of the the foothills of the Greater Caucasus on the Greater Caucasus on the Shura-Ozen River, some Shura-Ozen River, some 40 km south-west of 40 km south-west of Makhachkala. Makhachkala.

Buynaksk was founded in Buynaksk was founded in 1834 as a fortified outpost 1834 as a fortified outpost near the ruins of medieval near the ruins of medieval Balanjar. It was granted Balanjar. It was granted town status in 1866. In town status in 1866. In 1920 it was the centre of 1920 it was the centre of the ephemeral the ephemeral Mountainous Republic of Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus. the Northern Caucasus. On November 13, 1920, On November 13, 1920, the government of the the government of the Russian SFSR declared Russian SFSR declared Dagestan's autonomy Dagestan's autonomy during the congress of during the congress of Dagestani people, which Dagestani people, which took place in Temir-Khan-took place in Temir-Khan-Shura. In 1922 the town Shura. In 1922 the town was renamed Buynaksk in was renamed Buynaksk in honor of a revolutionary honor of a revolutionary Ullubiy Buynaksky. Ullubiy Buynaksky.

Buynaksk is situated in Buynaksk is situated in the North-Eastern part the North-Eastern part of foothill Dagestan of foothill Dagestan and is an important and is an important junction of roads junction of roads leading to the leading to the mountainous districts mountainous districts of the republic. That is of the republic. That is why Buynaksk is why Buynaksk is sometimes called the sometimes called the “Gateway to the “Gateway to the Mountains”. Mountains”.

In the past Buynaksk In the past Buynaksk was one of the centers was one of the centers of revolutionary of revolutionary movement in Dagestan. movement in Dagestan. Until 1922 it was the Until 1922 it was the capital of the republic capital of the republic and bore the name of and bore the name of Temirkhan Shura. Temirkhan Shura.

Now Byunaksk is one Now Byunaksk is one of the important of the important economic and economic and cultural centers of cultural centers of the republic. It has the republic. It has grown particularly grown particularly quickly after the quickly after the earthquakes of 1970 earthquakes of 1970 and 1975, which and 1975, which greatly damaged the greatly damaged the town. Due to the town. Due to the fraternal assistance fraternal assistance of many regions and of many regions and republics of the republics of the former Soviet Union former Soviet Union it has been fully it has been fully restored.restored.

Now there are several large industrial Now there are several large industrial enterprises in the town –a fruit canning enterprises in the town –a fruit canning combine, a unit-making plant, a footwear combine, a unit-making plant, a footwear factory, a knitted goods factory, a tyre factory, a knitted goods factory, a tyre repairing plant, a meat-packing plant, etc. repairing plant, a meat-packing plant, etc.

In Buynaksk there are some places In Buynaksk there are some places connected with its revolutionary past: the connected with its revolutionary past: the historical and revolutionary museum, the historical and revolutionary museum, the building which formerly housed a theatre, building which formerly housed a theatre, where in 1920 the autonomy of Dagestan was where in 1920 the autonomy of Dagestan was proclaimed, the monuments to the proclaimed, the monuments to the revolutionaries Uluby Buynaksky and Omarov –revolutionaries Uluby Buynaksky and Omarov –Chokhsky, monuments to the Heroes of the Chokhsky, monuments to the Heroes of the Soviet Union M. Gadzhiev and Yusup Akayev. Soviet Union M. Gadzhiev and Yusup Akayev. There are also places connected with stay in There are also places connected with stay in the town of the great Russian artists Rubo, the town of the great Russian artists Rubo, Gagarin and Aivazovsky, and the French write Gagarin and Aivazovsky, and the French write Alexander Dumas (father).Alexander Dumas (father).

A Railway Station

A Grave Stone to the Founders of Temir-Khan Shura

Monument to the Hero of the

Soviet Union Yusup Akayev

Cattle Market

Old BuynakskOld Buynaksk

A Synagogue

Cavaler Battery