Project "Ecotourism ib Dagestan"

Dagestan is the land of snowy mountains, beautiful forests, fast rivers and waterfalls. We have a great number of nationalities and their unique wonderful culture and traditions, but we start to forget about it and change under the influence of other cultures.                         

           According to the physical, geographical features the Republic of Dagestan is one of the perspective regions of Russia for the development of the tourism and recreation industry. 

•      The aim of the project is to demonstrate and prove the natural advantages of Dagestan.

•      In order to qualify as ecotourism, several criteria must be met. The most important criterion is, minimal environmental impact, as people do not want to damage the natural environment while they are trying to appreciate it.

     Eco-tourism comes with intense socio-cultural effects. While visiting different places, travelers get to know about local people and their cultures. It develops a sense of much better conservation ethic in them.

•      The first attempts to develop ecotourism in Russia were made in the USSR, though after its disintegration the attempts stopped.

•      Currently, tourism development is a priority for the republics of Eastern Caucasus, especially Dagestan. 

     In Dagestan, the mountainous tourism and mountaineering has got rapid development, however, eco-tourism is weakly developed.

 Agro tourism is young sector of the tourism industry. The main feature of agro tourism is the placement of tourists away from the bustle of the city. Agro tourism involves the participation of man in all forms represented by nature itself.

      The aim of the project is the formation of a competitive tourist and recreational complex. The development of folk, art and crafts in the Republic of Dagestan.

 Project objective - development of a tourist and recreational complex; the development of agro tourism in the Republic of Dagestan: protection of traditions folk art crafts; conservation and rational use cultural, historical and natural heritage; creating or imagine of a territory favorable for tourism, recreation; development and registration of brand Of folk art crafts; improving the living standards of the rural population by increasing the number of forms of employment and self – employment and income growth through the development of agro tourism.

Last year I visited the village of Chirag.  It`s located in the Agulsky district of Dagestan. The village is small, but very beautiful. The population is about the three hundred people. There are many beautiful landscapes. The main activity of villager is sheep farming. Almost every family makes eco- friendly sheep`s cheese. Of course being there I tried it. The taste is unusual, but I liked it.  The process of preparation turned out to be interesting.

 The main ingredient, of course is milk. Homemade cheese is very healthy and rich in vitamins.

For its preparation, you need sheep`s milk is heated to thirty degrees. Next add the leaven Then leave for thirty minutes? Curled mass is cut with wooden knife, after it sinks to the bottom, and serum appear on the surface. Then mass is compressed and formed into lumps that are placed in fabric bags. Next, the cheese is laid on shelve, where it ripens for about a week.

   Just imagine you are in the glade, it smells of fresh grass, birds are singing. How wonderfully! You are eating freshly made organic cheese which you produced yourself.

   Now I`m in the ninth grade and it is time for me to think about choosing a future profession. I haven`t decided exactly yet, but I would like to become a technologist and produce sheep`s cheese. We produce sheep’s cheese according to the recipes of our grandfathers, using only natural ingredients.