Why visit Gimry
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks and 2 places to eat in and around town.
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About Gimry
Gimry (Russian: Гимры, Avar: Генуб, romanized: Genub) is a rural locality (a selo) in Untsukulsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is known as the birthplace of two Dagestani imams, Ghazi Muhammad and Shamil, who resisted Russian expansion into the region in the nineteenth century. Population: 4,654 (2010 census); 3,362 (2002 census).
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Museums and landmarks4
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship6
Мавзолей шейха Абдулла Хаджи
Place of worship · Sunni · 0.7 km
улица Рамазана Хаджи
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Гимринская Поселковая Средняя Общеобразовательная Школа имени Имама Шамиля
School · 2.1 km
History
Gimry was part of a group of villages called or Koysubu or Hindal. It was a center of resistance to Russia during the Caucasian War (1829–1859). Both Ghazi Muhammad and Shamil were born here in the 1790s. In 1830, Russian commander Baron Rosen unsuccessfully tried to attack the village. In 1832, Ghazi Muhammad died here during the Battle of Gimry. In 1834, Lanskoy attacked Gimry. In 1837, the Russians were defeated just to the north at the battle of the Ashitla bridge. Later in the same year the village of Ashitla to the west was destroyed. In 1839 it was neutral during the Siege of Akhoulgo. In 1840, Klugenau attacked it. After 1840, the center of resistance moved northwest to the forests of Chechnya. During the Dagestan Uprising (1920) ninety percent of the buildings were destroyed by artillery. Its surrender in late February 1921 was almost the end of the uprising.
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Map of Gimry
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Getting there and nearby towns
Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- Buynaksk 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Khunzakh 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Gunib 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Kizilyurt 49 km north, about 49 min by car
- Semender 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Al’burikent 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Khasavyurt 58 km north, about 58 min by car
- Tarki 57 km east, about 57 min by car
- Makhachkala 59 km northeast, about 59 min by car
- Kaspiysk 67 km east, about 1 h by car
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Sources and licences
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Село Гимры, АбуУбайда, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Гимринский хребет, Flandria12, CC BY 4.0
- Irganai Dam and Power Station, andrey2012k, CC BY-SA 3.0
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