The North Caucasus is the part of Russia that is literally filled with the cultural and historical heritage of the people living here. It is a land of harsh mountains, beautiful nature, clean air and free winds, but it is rich not only in natural beauty, but also in ancient traditions living there.
The Northern Caucasus began to gradually, in parts, join Russia in the 16th century.
It is here that the highest point of Russia is Mount Elbrus.
More than fifty different peoples live on the territory of the North Caucasus.
About 1600 species of plants grow only here, and nowhere else.
Scientists still can not solve the riddle of longevity of the Caucasian mountaineers. Old people who have already crossed a hundred-year boundary, there really is a lot. Almost half of all centenarians of the Earth live here. There are many more in Nepal.
The national trait of all the peoples of the North Caucasus is hospitality.
In these parts, meat is never grinded with a meat grinder – it is cut with knives. Local residents believe that only this way it keeps good taste.
The lands of the North Caucasus are rich in natural gas and oil.
Such a popular drink in the whole of Russia, like kefir, originates here.
The Caucasian mountains are a real natural boundary between the temperate and subtropical climatic zones.
