Архызское сельское поселение

Arkhyzskoye Rural Settlement combines high-mountain remoteness with an active ski-resort base in a way that reflects its position in the Western Caucasus of Karachay-Cherkessia. It occupies the upper valley of the Bolshoy Zelenchuk River, where forested slopes rise toward high passes and summits of the Greater Caucasus. The Arkhyz resort area has made the settlement a winter-sports centre, while warmer months draw walkers and riders to mountain routes. The wider Arkhyz area is also associated with the 10th-century churches and medieval remains at Nizhny Arkhyz, an important monument of the Alans. Browse other webcams across Karachay-Cherkessia to place this mountain setting in a wider geographic context.

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