Mountain villages where champs come from

akzent · 08-08-2007, 02:05 PM

Wrestlo-geographic discoveries I made

Quite a lot Dagestani wrestlers and coaches are born in the villages of Tsumada – this is a district in the western part of Dagestan where the borders of Dagestan, Chechnya and Georgia meet. I marked it with black on the map. The population of the district is 21.600.

Nature:
http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=1
http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=4
http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=5
http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=21

There are no roads there. Only a few tracks. A main track in the valley (see the pic and the map below) connects the administrative center of district with the neighboring one in the north. Only from there one can reach the eastern, urban parts of the country.

more pics:
tracks http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=8
bridges http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=10 , http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=125

The mountain neighbor villages are connected by paths
pics http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=151

Cargo services between and in the villages – only by donkey

(building steps)

Tsumada district

Altitude in meters!

Well-known wrestlers born there are Mahach Murtazaliev, Sajid Sajidov and Gitinov bros.
On the map I marked red their villages.
In the west: Kedi (altitude 1900 m, population 500) – Murtazaliev.
In the north: Gigatli (1750 m, population 1900) – Sajidov.
In the east: Tlondoda (1800 m, population 470) – Gitinovs.

Sajidov and Murtazaliev in one of the villages (not identified)

Praying for them in a mosque before the 2004 Olympics

akzent · 08-08-2007, 02:11 PM

The villages

Kedi – Mahach Murtazaliev

more pics http://tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=30

Gigatli – Sajidov

more pics http://tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=57

Tlondoda – Arsen & Shamil Gitinov

more pics http://tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=51

akzent · 08-08-2007, 02:14 PM

The only sport facility in a village

Imagine future champs made their first steps on the mat in there.

matclone · 08-08-2007, 02:21 PM

Wow! Great pics.

matclone · 08-08-2007, 02:26 PM

This is the town of 885 population that Lincoln McIlravy came from:

http://philipsd.ukiwebdesign.com/com...page/Itemid,1/

Big · 08-08-2007, 02:47 PM

Thanks for posting these akzent. Wow, look small, poor villages with absolutely no luxury. Probably no computers, internet, video games, or cable TVs either. How can they train in such environment?

Yazdani · 08-08-2007, 04:53 PM

Much like the homes of the champions who come from the Mazandaran region in Iran.

matclone · 08-08-2007, 05:39 PM

I visited a Hopi village on the mesa in Northern Arizona, and they live in dwellings made of stone like these.

JensenS · 08-08-2007, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big

Thanks for posting these akzent. Wow, look small, poor villages with absolutely no luxury. Probably no computers, internet, video games, or cable TVs either. How can they train in such environment?

Faith in the Lord, maybe?

Very cool stuff akzent

quick_single · 08-08-2007, 07:58 PM

Fascinating. Thanks Akzent.

08-08-2007, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
akzent NCAA Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,212	Mountain villages where champs come from Wrestlo-geographic discoveries I made Quite a lot Dagestani wrestlers and coaches are born in the villages of Tsumada – this is a district in the western part of Dagestan where the borders of Dagestan, Chechnya and Georgia meet. I marked it with black on the map. The population of the district is 21.600. Nature: http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=1 http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=4 http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=5 http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=21 There are no roads there. Only a few tracks. A main track in the valley (see the pic and the map below) connects the administrative center of district with the neighboring one in the north. Only from there one can reach the eastern, urban parts of the country. more pics: tracks http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=8 bridges http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=10 , http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=125 The mountain neighbor villages are connected by paths pics http://www.tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=151 Cargo services between and in the villages – only by donkey (building steps) Tsumada district Altitude in meters! Well-known wrestlers born there are Mahach Murtazaliev, Sajid Sajidov and Gitinov bros. On the map I marked red their villages. In the west: Kedi (altitude 1900 m, population 500) – Murtazaliev. In the north: Gigatli (1750 m, population 1900) – Sajidov. In the east: Tlondoda (1800 m, population 470) – Gitinovs. Sajidov and Murtazaliev in one of the villages (not identified) Praying for them in a mosque before the 2004 Olympics Last edited by akzent; 10-23-2007 at 02:55 PM.

08-08-2007, 02:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
akzent NCAA Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,212	Re: Mountain villages where champs come from The villages Kedi – Mahach Murtazaliev more pics http://tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=30 Gigatli – Sajidov more pics http://tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=57 Tlondoda – Arsen & Shamil Gitinov more pics http://tsumada.ru/?f=foto&lg=ru&pr=51

08-08-2007, 02:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
akzent NCAA Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,212	Re: Mountain villages where champs come from The only sport facility in a village Imagine future champs made their first steps on the mat in there.

08-08-2007, 02:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
matclone Olympic Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: It's a long way from East Colorado Posts: 3,740	Re: Mountain villages where champs come from Wow! Great pics.

08-08-2007, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
matclone Olympic Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: It's a long way from East Colorado Posts: 3,740	Re: Mountain villages where champs come from This is the town of 885 population that Lincoln McIlravy came from: http://philipsd.ukiwebdesign.com/com...page/Itemid,1/

08-08-2007, 02:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Big Olympic Champ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: On the forums Posts: 8,350	Re: Mountain villages where champs come from Thanks for posting these akzent. Wow, look small, poor villages with absolutely no luxury. Probably no computers, internet, video games, or cable TVs either. How can they train in such environment?

08-08-2007, 04:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Yazdani AA Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 715	Re: Mountain villages where champs come from Much like the homes of the champions who come from the Mazandaran region in Iran.

08-08-2007, 05:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
matclone Olympic Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: It's a long way from East Colorado Posts: 3,740	Re: Mountain villages where champs come from I visited a Hopi village on the mesa in Northern Arizona, and they live in dwellings made of stone like these.

08-08-2007, 07:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
quick_single World Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 1,986	Re: Mountain villages where champs come from Fascinating. Thanks Akzent.

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