Alburi Lam
| Alburi Lam | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,177.0 m (7,142.4 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°56′06″N 46°31′56″E / 42.93500°N 46.53222°ECoordinates: 42°56′06″N 46°31′56″E / 42.93500°N 46.53222°E |
| Geography | |
  Alburi Lam Dagestan | |
| Location | Dagestan |
Mountain Alburi Lam (chech. Олбар-Лам, Албур-Лам) — Is located in the Kazbekovsky District of Dagestan, bordering Chechnya, to the west of Mount Tsanta, it is a continuation of Salatau ridge. mountain altitude of 2177,0 meters, not far from it there are villages Almak, Burtunay, Simsir, Majgars, Shircha-Evla and now non-existent villages Alburi-Otar and Haniduk.
Name
According to legend, the mountain Alburi Lam was named after its owner Alburi. Tradition says that a hired shepherd grazed cattle belonging Alburi when hired shepherd died. Alburi sent a tombstone in the village Almak, where he was born shepherd - Alburi are from the Chechen Akkoy (chech. Ӏаккой) teip (clan). He also owned the hamlet Alburi-Otar, which was located south of the village Aukh Shircha-Evla.
Due to the fact that residents of nearby villages distilled off their herds on pastures of the mountain, between them and Alburi often had conflicts, after the tragic events, when the Caucasian War sons Alburi Gurash died on the side of Shamil (chech. ГӀураш) and Dzhanbyura (chech. Жанбуьра).
It is said that the mother of the two brothers, named Aytugan (chech. АйтугӀа) when standing on them were killed in Aktahs-Akh, did not cry and did not show any sadness, and even showed the joy and fun at the fact that her sons suffered the death of the righteous. She even lamented that one of the sons was missing in some trip and was not with them in order to obtain the death of the righteous, as the brothers got it. Following these events, the mountain was presented to the Imam Shamil Alburi then conflicts over pastures in the mountains no longer occurs, and the mountain itself was named Alburi Lam.[1]
Nature
On Alburi Lam live mountain goats, wild boar and chamois, sometimes you can meet a bear.[2]