Khasavyurt historical Museum Photo: Khasavyurt historical Museum

Khasavyurt historical Museum is located on Motorbiene, 26. Its founder was honored school teacher of the Dagestan ASSR, a local historian Boris petrović Dorogobuzh. The Grand opening of the Museum took place in February 1990

The historical Museum is located in two-storey building typical architectural structures of merchant houses of the early twentieth century the Building was erected in 1902 by the merchant of the second Guild Autonym Adil. The institution occupies half of the first floor. The area of exhibition hall is more than 145 sqm

Khasavyurt Museum reflects the history Tasalakki Kumyks, which is presented in three halls. In the first room visitors to the Museum have the opportunity to get acquainted with the history of the region since ancient times to 1917, the Second hall of the Museum of Ethnography, it is possible to see more details about the culture of the Kumyks, Chechens, Avars, and so on. The third room shows the history of the great Patriotic war, illuminates the participation of 12 thousand hasavyurtovskiu in labor and battles during the war.

The most valuable collections of the Museum are: stone tools period late Neolithic and Paleolithic (58 items); tools, household items and jewelry II century BC to the fourteenth century BC, the peoples of the North Caucasus (149 units); the arms of Dagestan gunsmiths (29 units); ethnographic collection (187 items)); women's jewelry, jewelry, silver belt (32 units).

Khasavyurt historical Museum and cultural center of the region. In an average year the Museum is visited by about 1500-2000 visitors.

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