Лошадиная Ферма с родником
The place
Лошадиная Ферма с родником ("Horse farm with a spring") in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Teberda/Dombay area (Western Greater Caucasus, Russia), at 1361 m elevation, on the Teberda gorge slope. Continuous Russia Western Caucasus cluster (batches 260-351). Traditional horse farm (Karachay horses, a semi-endemic Caucasian mountain breed, native Russian breed, 65,000 head in Russia, hardy + resistant to cold at high altitude, 3000 m, naturally adapted) + sacred Teberda-Dombay thermal spring, in a zone of Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis) + Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana), Teberda Nature Reserve, 1936, 850 km², 700 plant species, Karachay heritage (Turkic-Mongol people, 220,000, Karachay-Balkar language, deported to Kazakhstan 1943, 41,000 died, allowed to return under Khrushchev 1957, 100% returned).
The setting
Karachay-Cherkessia Teberda/Dombay Western Greater Caucasus Russia 1361 m Teberda gorge, continuous cluster batches 260-351, horse farm Karachay semi-endemic Caucasian 65,000 in Russia high altitude 3000 m adapted + sacred thermal spring, Fagus orientalis/Abies nordmanniana Teberda Reserve 1936 850 km² 700 species, Karachays Turkic-Mongol 220,000 Karachay-Balkar deported 1943 41,000 died Khrushchev 1957 100% returned.
