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Gunib Tunnel

Description

The Gunib Tunnel or Tsarsky Tunnel, as it is called by locals, was built (cut by hand) for strategic and communication purposes by the forces of Russian soldiers and local residents in 1866-1867. Length 103 m., height 6 m., width 4 m. The tunnel is pierced under one of the peaks of the Gunib plateau - Kaligeg and allows the shortest way to pass through Mount Gunib from the Kara-Koysu valley to the Avar Koysu valley and further to Hunzakh.