Балаган Исаева (36,5 км)
The place
Балаган Исаева (36,5 км) (Isaev Balagan "km 36.5") in the Republic of Adygea/Krasnodar Krai, Krasnaya Polyana/Sochi area (Western Caucasus, Russia), at 2084 m elevation, on historic trail No. 30 (Gulag-built route GKZ, the "old shepherd's road" extending Massimova farm→Kacha lake→Zilbelet, 55 km over 3 days). Part of the continuous Russia Western Caucasus cluster (batches 260-336, ~33 listings). A shepherd's balagan of the Kavkaz Nature Reserve (Zapovednik, established 1924, UNESCO 1999), km 36.5 marking a Soviet-era route milestone, in a subalpine zone of Nordmann fir Abies nordmanniana and old-growth Oriental beech Fagus orientalis, heritage of the Circassian Adyghe people deported to Turkey in 1864 (Muhajir, 500,000 people).
The setting
Adygea/Krasnodar Krasnaya Polyana/Sochi Western Caucasus Russia 2084 m historic trail 30 GKZ 55 km 3 days Massimova-Kacha-Zilbelet, continuous cluster batches 260-336 ~33 listings, shepherd's balagan Zapovednik 1924 UNESCO 1999 km 36.5 Soviet-era milestone, Abies nordmanniana/Fagus orientalis old-growth, Circassian Adyghe Muhajir Turkey 1864 500,000.
