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Gunib

Geographic position

Gunib is a district village in central Dagestan, situated on a difficultly accessible plateau, surrounded by several hundred meter deep chasms.

Botanic garden Today’s Gunib is located

in the lower part of the plateau, on a ledge of rock that hangs over the Karakoysu River. A hairpin road leads from Lower Gunib to Upper Gunib – in the latter you will find a tourist centre (turbaza) and a botanical garden, as the Gunib plateau has a microclimate and boasts many endemic plants.

Gunib Gunib is a large

village with a market square, a view terrace and a regional museum. An aul surrounded by terraced fields existed here before 1859, but was destroyed following the fights between Russians and highlanders.

Gunib andImam Shamil

It was in Gunib that Imam Shamil, the insurgents’ leader, was captured by the Russian tsar army. His imprisonment has ended the Caucasian war that had lasted for nearly 50 years. In the 19th century a tsar army garrison was located there.

Surroundings In Upper Gunib you can

visit a place that commemorates the mentioned events and a fortress built by Russians in late 19th century, beautifully located and offering a stunning panorama of Dagestan’s mountains. While in Gunib, you can go for one-day trip in the plateau, e.g. up the canyon channelled by the river.