Старый балаган
Russia0 mUnguardedVerified listing
The place
Старый балаган (Old Balagan) in the Republic of Adygea, Maykop/Krasnaya Polyana area (Western Caucasus, Russia), at 1,105 m elevation. Continuous cluster of the Russian Caucasus (batches 260-328, ~30 records). Old shingle-roofed Caucasian shepherd's balagan ("old" reflecting ancestral use), in a zone of oriental beech within the UNESCO Caucasus Reserve (1999), heritage of the Adyghe people, deported/subjected to genocide in 1864 by the Russian Empire.
The setting
Adygea, Maykop/Krasnaya Polyana, Western Caucasus, Russia, 1,105 m, continuous cluster batches 260-328, ~30 records, old shingle-roofed balagan, ancestral use, oriental beech, UNESCO 1999, Adyghe people, 1864 deportation.
