Gimrinskaya bashnya
Description
The Gimry tower (Avar. Genubsi) is a defensive tower in the village of Gimry, Untsukulsky district of the Republic of Dagestan. One of the samples of the defensive structures of the highlanders of Dagestan, built to defend against the attacking enemy. The Gimry Tower was erected in the 19th century, immediately after the capture of the village of Khunzakh by Russian troops in 1830. The purpose of the construction of the Gimry tower is to protect the village of Gimry from the attack of enemy troops.