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Beautiful views of the mountainous Ingushetia
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Ingushetia Republic is located in the northern part of Big Caucasus range, part of North Caucasus Federal District. The length of the region from north to south is 144 km, from west to east – 72 km.
The northern part of the region has steppe terrain, the southern – the mountainous terrain, which consists of ridges separated by valleys and gorges (the Caucasus Mountains). The highest point of the region is Mount Shan (4500 meters). Ingushetia is known for its tower buildings – historical and architectural monuments. Photos by timag82
Tags: Ingushetia Republic
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@psirko · June 16, 2012 at 5:08 am
What are those spires that appear in the pictures? Not what I expected of the Russian countryside. Beautiful!