Village of Zakan

The Village of Zakan
is situated in the Western Caucasus, right on the border of Karachay and Cherkessk Republic and Krasnodar Region.
A few military outposts have been set in this area to secure the safety of civilians. Aside from that , all adjoining territories are patrolled by the nature protection personnel of the Caucasian State Natural Biospheric National Park (Reserve). 




 
Location:

   This paradise haven sits on the border of Krasnodar Region and KCR, just 32 km to the northeast from the Red Glade (a venue for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games). Zakan lies in picturesque gorge, a site particularly interesting due to its immediate proximity to the border of the Caucasian State Natural Biospheric National Park (Reserve).
   Over the years, the local population of Zakan has consisted of a huntsman’s and a forester’s Russian families.
Zakan’s beauty and advantage are harbored in its distance from the civilized world. The distance allows people to see the wildlife and authentically experience emotions still unfamiliar to many.

Road To Zakan:

The village of Zakan is located 250 km from Stavropol and Krasnodar. In the settlement of Kurdzhinovo asphalt paved road turns into a mountain soil road that runs for 50 km. The whole way you go along the Big Laba river through a woody gorge that passes by the housing estates of Asian and Rozhkao.

80 % of this area’s population is comprised of the Russians. At the 47-th km of your route, there is a bridge, where, turning left, the mountain road leads to the Damhurtz recreation center and then further to Zagedan and Pkhiya communities followed by Sour Springs. Turning right at the bridge, the road stretches along the banks of the Zakan river and in 3 km it brings you to the haven of Zakan, placed on a scenic sun lit glade which extends creating a valley in upper lands of Zakan at the height of 1350 m. Here the road ends.

From this spot, magnificent views of Peak Zakan, highland passes of Umpyrsky and Lugansky are revealed to your sight. There are several small headwater tributaries and rather abounding in water the Imeretinka river flow into the valley. More than thirty lakes and plenty of falls are scattered all over the slopes of the surrounding mountains.





Landmarks:

  This area boasts the most remarkable sights in the region as the second largest lake in the Western Caucasus Lake Bezmolvie (Silence), the largest in the Western Caucasus, 40 meter high Imeretinsky Falls , the Twelve Lakes Valley , Peak Zakan topped with the Orthodox Cross consecrated by His Eminence Feofanom, Sour springs, caves, Lugansky natural saline soils, archeological excavations of ancient settlements and Mountain Tsahvoa, the highest point of Krasnodar Region at the height of 3346 m above sea level.
   Visiting Zakan, you can be confident, that you are unique, expected and (desirable) guests in Zakan, so all the beauty and magnificence of the wildlife are at your disposal.
To preserve ecological form and social system of the terrain as well as for one’s own safety, it is obligatory to observe the rules while enjoying rest in Zakan.