kurush
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- 1. Navrusova Zulmira Kurush
- 2. Location Kurush is the highest located village in Dagestan (2,800 m above sea level). It is situated in Dokuzparinsky district, among the three highest peaks in this part of the Caucasus: Bazarduzu, Shakhdag and Shalbuzdag (each of them more
- 3. Population occupation The village is inhabited by Lezgins, whose main activity is sheep pasturing.
- 4. Kizyak walls The aul lies above the wood line, therefore it is entirely built of stone, and houses are heated with kizyak (dried cow dung).
- 5. Among the clouds The journey itself can provide plenty of impressions, especially when the car drives right over bottomless chasms and among the clouds.