Dargavs, A mysterious land on Earth/Russia. Full of Information, on the top of mountain-Caucasus
Dargavs is a settlement in Prigorodny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located on the Gizeldon River. Dargavs was a center of the Ossetian province of Tagauria.
There is a late medieval Ossetian necropolis outside the village of Dargavs called the "City of the Dead". It comprises 99 different tombs and crypts. Some sources say the oldest of the crypts dates back to the 12th century, though others date it to the 14th century and some believe it is from the 16th century. In addition to the tombs, a tower stands at the back of the burial complex.
The crypts have ridged curved roofs which rise in step-like fashion to a pointed peak at their center. The smaller crypts have flat sides at the front and back and curve inwards on the sides while the very smallest have no roofs whatsoever.
The walls are made of stone blocks and mortared with most likely lime or clay-lime. In the walls are square holes to place the dead bodies in the crypt.
On the inside of the crypts there is a pointed groin vault complex supporting the roof, though on the smaller ones these are pointed barrel vaults.
The bigger crypts can be 2–4 stories high.
