Min water caucasus. Our resort Caucasian mineral waters

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody (Kavminvody, KMV) is a group of resorts of federal significance in the Stavropol Territory, which includes the resort towns of Zheleznovodsk, Essentuki, Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, and of course, the city of Mineralnye Vody itself. CMS is a specially protected ecological resort region Russian Federation. The region is located in the south of the European part of Russia, almost at the same distance from the Black and Caspian Seas.

In terms of the variety of mineral waters, the region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters has no equal not only in Russia, but throughout the world. Over 130 sources of mineral waters of 30 types have been identified on the territory of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 17, 2006 No. 14, the cities of Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk were given the status of resort cities of federal significance. Every year more than 700 thousand people are treated and have a rest at the resorts of the Caucasian Mineral Waters.

City of Mineralnye Vody

The city of Mineralnye Vody is a small cozy town in the Stavropol Territory. Despite the name, in administrative center There are no healing springs in the Mineralnye Vody Okrug, they are all located in neighboring Zheleznovodsk, Lermontov, Pyatigorsk, Essentuki and Kislovodsk. The city serves as a kind of gate that annually passes hundreds of thousands of tourists to the resorts of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. It is here that the largest transport hub of the region is located - international Airport, railway interchange and federal highway.

The climate of the city is relatively dry, moist air masses from the Black Sea do not reach here, they are delayed by the Main Caucasian Range. The city of Mineralnye Vody is located mainly in the steppe zone. One of the most interesting natural sights is the magmatic mountain Zmeyka. It attracts tourists not only with beautiful mountain landscapes and unique flora and fauna. On the slopes there are several holy springs and monuments of the Great Patriotic War as well as galleries and quarries. You can often meet fans active rest With climbing equipment. In Mineralnye Vody there are several temples and cathedrals that will be of interest to believers and those who want to get acquainted with the history, culture and architecture of the city. The main religious attraction is the Cathedral of the Intercession Holy Mother of God. Among its shrines are the relics of St. Theodosius of the Caucasus, the patron saint of these places.

Kislovodsk

Do you want to get into the "city of 365 sunny days in a year"? Then go to Kislovodsk. It is amazing sunny city, surrounded by picturesque slopes Caucasus mountains that protect it from strong winds. Here is the famous source of acidic mineral water "Narzan". Hence the "sour" name of the city - Kislovodsk. It is worth coming to Kislovodsk just for the sake of one resort park! This is not just a park, this is a whole amazing planet with beautiful rocks, seething waterfalls, green meadows and countless all kinds of plants and animals. The uniqueness of Kislovodsk is not only in healing mineral springs and beautiful park areas.

At one time, the most talented people who glorified our country rested and worked here: Pushkin, Lermontov, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Mayakovsky, Gorky, Chaliapin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, Rachmaninov and others. Perhaps that is why the culture here is developed no worse than in the same St. Petersburg.

Ring Mountain is a favorite place for tourists. It got its name due to the hole that was formed in it by the winds. A magnificent panorama of Kislovodsk opens from the mountain. No less popular are the Honey Waterfalls in the Alikonovsky Gorge. The waterfalls got such a delicious name thanks to honey plants that bloom all summer in this valley. And the old-timers say that the main contribution to the sweet name of the waterfalls was made by hardworking bees, who opened their “factory” for the production of honey right in the mountain crevices. In Kislovodsk is the famous Lermontov rock. At its top there is a platform that ends with a steep cliff. It was this site that was the site of Pechorin's duel with Grushnitsky in the famous "Hero of Our Time". I believe you have no doubts and you will certainly visit this wonderful city!

Pyatigorsk

Most Big City- a resort of the Caucasus Mineralnye Vody region - Pyatigorsk. It was founded after the signing of the famous rescript by Alexander I in 1803. Pyatigorsk lies at the foot of Mount Mashuk at an altitude of 520 meters above sea level. The city is the oldest Russian balneological resort. The emergence of the city of Pyatigorsk is a kind of commercial project. high society from year to year traveled "to the waters" abroad, taking away a lot of money from the country. As soon as the Caucasian sources were recognized as healing, it was decided to establish a balneological resort on Russian territory and this project has been successful.

The best way to travel around Pyatigorsk is by tram. Not for the sake of economy, of course, but because the Pyatigorsk tram is an attraction in itself! This is the first electric tram in the territory modern Russia. Pyatigorsk is a storehouse of sights that will not leave you indifferent.

One of them is Lermontov's House. This is not even one house, it is a whole block of old, early 19th century buildings, “mothballed” in time and perfectly preserved to this day. Looking at them, one can imagine what Pyatigorsk looked like almost 200 years ago. In one of these same houses under a thatched roof, in the estate of Major Chilaev, Mikhail Lermontov settled in 1841. In fact, the poet lived in the "Lermontov's house" for only two months - the last in his life. You can honor the memory of the poet by visiting the place of his duel, located on the opposite slope of Mashuk. The monument to Lermontov was entirely raised with public money - they were collected by subscription for several years. The next attraction is the Aeolian Harp gazebo. This is an antique-style stone gazebo on a steep, rocky ledge of Mashuk. At all times, observation posts of troops were located on this site, since the approaches to Pyatigorsk are clearly visible from here. Its builders were the architects brothers Giuseppe and Giovanni Bernardazzi.

The location turned out to be so successful, and the views of the city and its environs opening from it are so charming that this modest-sized gazebo constantly attracted a lot of visitors. The gazebo is named after the ancient Greek god Eol, the lord of the winds. Another one from prominent places- the building of the hospital Pirogovskiye baths, which was built in 1914 on the site of a wooden barracks soldier's hospital. The outstanding Russian surgeon Nikolai Pirogov demonstrated to the doctors of the Caucasian Corps the method of using ether anesthesia for pain relief during surgery in the field. It was in the Caucasus that, for the first time in the history of medicine, Nikolai Pirogov began to operate on the wounded with ether anesthesia in the field. The hospital changed its name three times. In Pyatigorsk, there are still a huge number of places worth visiting. I hope you find it interesting and you will definitely want to see them for yourself.

Essentuki

In the steppe valley of the Podkumok River, the world-famous balneological resort of Essentuki is located. This is the youngest among the resorts of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. Nature has generously endowed this land with amazing healing sources of mineral water, which cure diseases of the digestive system, endocrine system, gynecological diseases, diseases of the nervous system, organs of the musculoskeletal system. Thousands of people come here to improve their health and enjoy the beauties of this land. The waters of the healing salt-alkaline springs "Essentuki-4" and "Essentuki-17" are used for drinking treatment, baths, inhalations, irrigation. Here they also improve their health with the help of sulfide silt mud of the Tambukan Lake.

Among the most beautiful buildings cities - Upper mineral baths, made in the Russian Empire style with baroque elements. The building of the mud bath is also a real monument of architecture. It is decorated with massive columns, sculptures of ancient gods of healing and lions, beautiful bas-reliefs. Inside the mud bath is spacious, light, as well as many decorations and mythological sculptures.

The building of mechanotherapy, and now the Zander Institute, is more than a century old. A beautiful, light, elegant brown-pink structure with small turrets and domes on the roof, with wooden carvings and a huge vase above the main entrance - just a real fairy-tale tower. one more interesting place Essentukov is a three-story former dacha of I. G. Zimin in the Art Nouveau style. Turrets of 2 and 4 floors adjoin its facade. Many windows of various sizes and a warm light yellow color give the massive structure a very welcoming look.

You can also see the dacha-museum of the famous surgeon Razumovsky, the estate of the itinerant artist Nikolai Yaroshenko and the dacha of Fyodor Chaliapin. As you can see, you won't be bored here! On this amazing friendly land, you can perfectly improve your health, recharge your batteries with vigor, energy and new impressions, as well as just relax in the greenery and flowers of the most wonderful parks.

Zheleznovodsk

Zheleznovodsk is the smallest of the listed resorts. There is no other reason to belittle his dignity. On the contrary, Zheleznovodsk is unique in many respects, as it is a well-known balneological resort of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, located at the foot of Zheleznaya Mountain, at an altitude of 570-650 m above sea level, in the valley of the small rivers Dzheymuk and Kuchuk. On the territory of the resort there are over 20 carbonic sulfate-hydrocarbonate calcium-sodium mineral springs (Slavyanovsky, Smirnovsky), actively used in the treatment of diseases associated with the digestive and genitourinary systems.

Zheleznovodsk - perfect resort for those who suffer from diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract; this is the specialization of the resort - the main profile of treatment. More precisely, one of them. The main profiles of treatment at the Zheleznovodsk resort include urological diseases and diseases of the nervous system. Related profiles - diseases gastrointestinal tract, metabolic disorders, ENT diseases, gynecological, pulmonological and dermatological. In addition, in Zheleznovodsk there are several sanatoriums where they undertake to treat diabetes, but - pay attention! - only at an early stage, when sugar-lowering drugs are not yet needed.

Treat in Zheleznovodsk, of course, mineral water. It is used for oral administration, inhalation, baths and other water procedures. Local waters are also bottled - they are produced under the brands "Smirnovskaya" and "Slavyanovskaya", according to the names of the sources. These mineral waters are very popular and even exported, only few people know that they are bottled in Zheleznovodsk. The Smirnovsky spring is named after Dr. Semyon Alekseevich Smirnov, chairman of the Russian Balneological Society: he cleared this source, long known local residents, and studied its properties. Now a rather large pump-room has been erected over the Smirnovsky spring. The Slavyanovsky spring bears the name of its discoverer, the outstanding hydrologist and mining engineer Nikolai Nikolaevich Slavyanov. Above Slavyanovsky there is also a pump-room in the classical style.

The oldest source of Zheleznovodsk is Lermontovsky. It was opened in 1810 by Dr. Fyodor Petrovich Gaaz, and the history of the city began from this event. Lermontov really came to this source, which was still practically not equipped. As for Dr. Gaaz, Zheleznovodsk owes him not just "a lot" - there would be no resort without Haaz.

Zheleznovodsk also owes its name, not very romantic and resort, to Gaaz, or rather, to one of his delusions. The reddish-rusty sediment that the doctor noticed around the springs was attributed to the presence of a high concentration of iron in the water. In fact, this is a mistake, and there is relatively little iron here. But the name stuck, and dear resort town with unique "healing factors" remained with a name that evokes thoughts more about a mine in the Urals than about rest and treatment. Not only the waters and the city became iron, but also the mountain on the slopes of which Zheleznovodsk stands.

It is here that the only forest park in the Caucasian Mineral Waters is located. natural origin, in which plants of the steppe, forest and subalpine belts grow. The climate in Zheleznovodsk is mountain-steppe, moderately dry. Clean ionized air and dense oak-hornbeam and beech forests protect this resort from the exhausting summer heat. There are many active and excursion routes acquainting with the unique sights of the Caucasus.

Tatyana Solomatina

What attracts tourists to the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody region?

Good afternoon dear friends!

Today I am starting a series of articles about wonderful place for recreation and treatment - the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody region.

In the first post, we'll get to know a little about it. unique resort. I will talk about the location and climate, about the cities of this region and natural mineral springs. After reading to the end, you will find out why a large number of people come here for rest and treatment regularly, and perhaps you will also have a desire to go to this wonderful place.

The resort is very interesting, I visit it regularly, so a lot of information has accumulated, I plan a number of articles, the first one is already in front of you, read and share your impressions in the comments, I will be glad to hear from you.

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is an excellent choice for recreation and treatment, due to its unique location, mild climate, beautiful surrounding nature and developed infrastructure.

But the main thing that attracts numerous guests to the region is healing springs, the water from which is widely and successfully used to treat many diseases. Having been here you will not only relax, but also significantly strengthen your body.

This region is located in the Stavropol Territory on the northern slope of the Caucasus Mountains. The resort towns are located close to each other, which allows you to go around them all and make up general impression about this place.

The natural landscape is very diverse, small hills, densely covered with unique broad-leaved forests, alternate with the steppe part, which in summer pleases the eye with lush grass and bright wildflowers.

Due to the lack of serious industrial production, there is crystal clear air and silence.

Climate

This region has a favorable climate, which is well suited for climatotherapy. Spas use it as healing factor.

It has a moderate winter, the average temperature is -4 degrees, a comfortable summer is +22 degrees.

Due to the diversity of the terrain, the climate of all the cities of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody differs slightly. It depends on the height above sea level, the protection of the mountains, the proximity of the steppes.

The southern resort is Kislovodsk, the sunniest city of the CMW, so the air temperature here is usually several degrees higher than in other cities of the region.

Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk and Essentuki are located a little lower than Kislovodsk, but it is also warm here and there is very little rainfall. And small mountains - Mashuk, Beshtau, Zheleznaya, often become a barrier from strong steppe winds.

The main resorts of KMV

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is a fairly large region, I will introduce you to the main resorts, which can be safely attributed to Zheleznovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Essentuki and Kislovodsk. You can read more about each of them in separate materials, links to which will be at the end of each description.

Very cozy small town located at the foot of Zheleznaya Mountain. The resort is simply immersed in greenery, and a magnificent park with centuries-old trees and winding paths simply invites leisurely walks and contemplation beautiful nature around.

The city is well planned and the resort infrastructure is separate from residential area. Almost all sanatoriums are built within walking distance to natural springs, which is important for the guests of the resort. This is the most small town Caucasian Mineralnye Vody region, however, it is also rich in mineral waters.

The resort specializes in the treatment of the genitourinary system, digestive organs, metabolic disorders and other related diseases.

The main component of the treatment is drinking Slavyanovskaya and Smirnovskaya mineral water, the pump rooms of which are located in the Kurortny Park. Also in the treatment is widely used silt mud of the Tambukansky and Lysogorsky lakes, which is rich in iron, iodine, zinc and silver.

You can find out more about the resort.

Pyatigorsk is a large resort town located just a 10-minute drive from Zheleznovodsk at the foot of Mount Mashuk. The resort picturesquely blends into the mountain landscape, from Mount Mashuk, which can be climbed both by funicular and on foot, it is clearly visible.

There are many health resorts in which they successfully treat the musculoskeletal system, joints, and help with gynecological diseases. As in the whole region, the main factor of recovery is drinking cure, climate therapy, mud therapy.

I wrote even more information about the resort.

The city is located 30 minutes drive from the airport Mineralnye Vody. The resort is quite small, located on the flat part of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody region, but also very green.

Here are well-known sources - "Essentuki". This mineral water is good for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, this is the main direction of treatment in local sanatoriums.

Kislovodsk

The most popular resort in the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody region. It is located at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level in a green valley surrounded by the Caucasus Range.

A very warm, sunny and cozy city, despite the constant abundance of guests, there is no feeling of crampedness and mass character.

A chic park, almost 1000 hectares, which was completely created by people only 200 years ago, now occupies a dominant role in the architecture of the city.

About a third sanatoriums KMV located in Kislovodsk. Mineral water "Narzan" helps in the treatment of people suffering from diseases of the digestive tract. Patients who have suffered a heart attack are successfully rehabilitated here. The resort specializes in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

This is interesting

Most of the guests of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody region come here for rehabilitation and treatment. However, these places are rich not only in their healing factors. Of course, there is no sea here, but clean air and magnificent mountain scenery that can brighten up the vacation of any person.

No wonder, many years ago, famous great people liked to come here. A. S. Pushkin visited the CMS twice, M. Yu. Lermontov lived here for a long time and many of his works are dedicated to these places. The list of great people is long enough, they all admired amazing nature and hospitality of the local people.

Now Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is a well-developed resort, which is interesting not only in terms of treatment, there is something to see here, many significant historical sights and amazingly beautiful natural places.

Complete tourist information I wrote about the region in an article. See also the review of the resort.

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Tatyana Solomatina

CAUCASIAN MINERAL WATERS - the main balneo-mud resort in Russia.

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody (Kavminvody, KMV) - is a group of resorts of federal significance in the Stavropol Territory, a specially protected eco-resort region of the Russian Federation. Caucasian Mineral Waters located in the south of the European part of Russia, almost at the same distance from the Black and Caspian Seas - within the junction of the Mineralnye Vody inclined plain and the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus. Through territory Caucasian Mineral Waters there is an electrified railway Moscow - Rostov - Baku with a branch to Kislovodsk (and a branch to Zheleznovodsk), an asphalted federal highway Rostov - Baku M29. Mineralnye Vody Airport connects KMV with direct flights to all major centers Russia, neighboring countries, and also operates flights to countries far abroad. Regional center CMS is the city Essentuki. Previously, this status belonged to the city of Pyatigorsk, even earlier - to Georgievsk.

District of Caucasian Mineral Waters occupies the southern part Stavropol Territory and is located on the northern slopes of the Main Caucasian Range, just a couple of tens of kilometers from Elbrus. The southern borders of the KMV region are the foothills of Elbrus, the valley of the Khasaut and Malka rivers, in the west - the upper reaches of the Eshkakon and Podkumka rivers, northern border the district is served by the city of Mineralnye Vody, beyond which the steppe spaces Ciscaucasia.

Balneological resort Caucasian Mineralnye Vody It was created by decree of Emperor Alexander I at the beginning of the 19th century. At first it was used as a place for the rehabilitation and treatment of officers of the tsarist army after being wounded during the Caucasian wars and the conquest of Central Asia. Only at the end of the 19th century the resort became civil, at the beginning of the 20th century the first sanatoriums were built.

southern position region Kavminvody ensure receipt a large number solar radiation throughout the year. Winter is short (2-3 months), spring is also short with a sharp transition to summer. Hot days are already coming in May. Summers are warm, with high intensity of solar radiation (especially in Kislovodsk). Autumn is warm, dry and long.

Above all resorts Caucasian Mineral Waters located Kislovodsk(817-1063 m), the rest of the resorts are approximately at the same height: Essentuki- along the river Podkumok (600-640 m), Pyatigorsk- at the foot of Mashuk (510-630 m), Zheleznovodsk- in the valley between Beshtau and Zheleznaya, on the slopes at the foot of the latter (600-650 m). Vegetation is mainly represented by massifs of oak-hornbeam forests, alternating with meadow steppes, in the foothills steppe and forest-steppe vegetation, which in the mountains (at an altitude of 800-1100 m) is replaced by broad-leaved forests (beech, oak, hornbeam).

The relief of the region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters begins at the foot of Elbrus, where a rocky ridge with a number of peaks stands out clearly. In the western and southern parts of the CMS, the mountains are steep, in some places sheer ledges break off to the south, and the northern long slopes are slightly inclined and merge with the foothill plain. Dissected relief, creating big variety landscapes, due to the long development and complex geological structure of the territory.

The climate of the KavMinVod area has long been highly valued by balneologists and has been successfully used as a therapeutic factor. Climatic conditions each resort differ dramatically, which is largely determined by the nature of the relief and the difference in the altitude location of the resort towns of Cavminvod. The main advantages of the local climate are associated with a large number of sunny days - in Kislovodsk there are only 37-40 days a year without sun. It is relatively dry here, moist air masses from the Black Sea do not reach here - they are delayed by the Main Caucasian Range.

Caucasian Mineral Waters include four world-famous balneo-resort cities: Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, Essentuki and Kislovodsk.

Resorts KMVdo not have an off-season period, they are accepted for treatment and rest all year round, which is explained by the southern location of the Kavminvod region and the presence of unique natural natural healing factors (climate, mineral water various types for external and internal use, silt mud of the Tambukan lake).

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In each of Cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters has its own unique healing factors and sanatoriums using them and the achievements of modern medicine for the treatment of various diseases. Medical profiles of Kavminvod are divided by cities. Each city specializes in the treatment of certain diseases. So sanatoriums of Zheleznovodsk treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract , urological diseases , V sanatoriums in Pyatigorsk treat musculoskeletal system, skin and allergic diseases, gynecological and gastrointestinal diseases, For Essentuki health resorts, the main medical profile, as in Zheleznovodsk, is gastrointestinal tract and diseases of the endocrine system, also in Essentuki they treat and gynecological diseases . Sanatoriums Kislovodsk specialize in the treatment of various diseases respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems. If you want to relax and get treated on the CMS, people should be guided by these factors, because. in each city, all sanatoriums specialize in the main profile of the city, because the profile of the city is determined by natural factors contributing to the treatment of a particular disease.

The main natural healing factors at the resorts of KMV:

Pyatigorsk - carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide-hydrogen sulfide, radon waters , Essentuki type mineral waters
Essentuki - saline-alkaline waters
Kislovodsk - dolomite and sulfate narzans
Zheleznovodsk - Slavyanovskaya and Smirnovskaya waters

Each of the KMV resorts has its own treatment profile:

Kislovodsk - treatment of diseases of cardio-vascular system , respiratory organs And nervous system
Essentuki - treatment of diseases gastrointestinal tract , including liver and biliary tract, metabolic disorders, endocrine (alimentary obesity, diabetes mellitus), gynecological diseases
Pyatigorsk - treatment of diseases musculoskeletal system , digestive organs, nervous system, skin diseases, peripheral vessels, gynecology and urology
Zheleznovodsk - treatment urological diseases And diseases of the gastrointestinal tract , including urolithiasis and gallstone disease

Pyatigorsk - the largest balneo-mud resort of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. The treatment here is multidisciplinary and is based on hot hydrogen sulfide and radon waters. Medicinal muds of the Tambukan lake are widely used. There is a mineral spring on Mount Mashuk, the water of which is a good remedy for in diseases of the liver and biliary tract and in diseases of the digestive system.

Essentuki- a balneological resort with one of the most popular table mineral waters in Russia. Mainly "Essentuki" No. 4 and No. 17. "Four" recommended in diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, urinary tract. It has a beneficial effect on metabolic processes, causing a shift in the acid-base balance to the alkaline side. "№17" - for the same diseases, only with increased mineralization and is not recommended for diseases of the urinary tract.

Zheleznovodsk- the smallest of the balneological resorts of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. There are warm natural springs.
The most famous - "Slavyanovskaya" And "Smirnovskaya". Both waters are effective in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Kislovodsk- the southernmost balneological resort of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody. The microclimate is added to the springs here. Kislovodsk has a dry and sunny winter (mountains protect it from the winds). The main healing factor is huge resort park, the largest in Europe. The main element of treatment is narzan. Narzans of Kislovodsk are well saturated carbon dioxide. This is a good drink to quench your thirst. Kislovodsk Narzan enhances the secretory activity of the digestive glands and has a beneficial effect on the activity of the urinary tract.

The diagnostic capabilities of the KMV sanatoriums are presented the most modern methods, including ultrasound, determination of biochemical parameters, a variety of functional tests, and allow you to differentiate the diagnosis and prescribe an individual course of treatment, taking into account the identified pathology.

The main methods of treatment in the sanatoriums of Kavminvod are: climatotherapy, diet therapy, dosed walking (health paths), internal and external use of mineral waters, radon therapy, mud therapy, inhalation therapy, massage, physiotherapy exercises, a variety of apparatus physiotherapy and other traditional and non-traditional methods of treatment.

When choosing a particular health resort, one should proceed from the nature of the existing diseases and the recommendations of the attending physician, only in this case the effect of the spa treatment will be optimal.

How to get there

By air . Aircraft from the following cities fly to Mineralnye Vody Airport: Aktau, Yevkaterinburg (via Sochi), Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk, Magnitogorsk, Makhachkala, Moscow (Vnukovo, twice a day), Murmansk (via St. Petersburg), Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Norilsk, New Urengoy(via Kazan), Omsk and Perm (via Samara), Samara, St. Petersburg, Surgut, Tyumen, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Chita...
By railway . Trains arrive in Kislovodsk (via Zheleznovodsk (Mashuk station), Pyatigorsk, Essentuki) from Adler (No. 643/644), Moscow (No. 3/4, No. 27/28), St. No. 295/296), Simferopol (No. 397/398), Samara (No. 235/236), Tynda (No. 97/98), Minsk (No. 145/146), Novokuznetsk (No. 59/60), Chelyabinsk (No. 409 /410).
By road . You can get to Kavminvody by direct bus from Anapa, Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz, Gelendzhik, Derbent, Labinsk, Maikop, Cherkessk, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Krasnodar and others. message.
By private car in good weather from Moscow to Kislovodsk can be reached in one light day. But this is subject to an almost continuous drive along the Moscow-Rostov-Baku highway with a minimum of stops.

Distance between cities KMV:

	Kislovodsk	Essentuki	Zheleznovodsk	Pyatigorsk	Minvody	Dombay
Kislovodsk		21 km	30km	38 km	45 km	180 km
Essentuki	21 km		20 km	15 km	34 km	196 km
Zheleznovodsk	30 km	20 km		6 km	15 km	215 km
Pyatigorsk	38 km	15 km

Caucasian Mineral Waters- one of the oldest resort regions in Russia. The first written information about its mineral springs is found in the doctor G. Schober (1717), who was sent by Peter I to examine the mineral " well" North Caucasus. The first detailed descriptions of them were made by I.A. Guldenshtedt (1773), and then by P.S. Pallas (1793). In 1801, studies of the hot spring in Pyatigorsk were carried out, and in 1802 a special commission concluded that it was possible to use mineral waters for therapeutic purposes.

The official history of the Caucasian Mineral Waters dates back to April 24, 1803, when Tsar Alexander I signed the famous Rescript "On the recognition of the state significance of the Caucasian Mineral Waters and the need for their organization":

“The Minister of the Interior will bring you the conclusions made at the State Medical College on the effect of the Caucasian mineral springs, according to the testimony of the doctors sent to test and describe them. Of these, you will also see proposals for the establishment of institutions needed at the sources.

According to your report about one of them, lying 30 versts from the Constantinogorsk fortress, I already allowed you from last March 7 to build near a small fortification. Now I am instructing you to start organizing all those institutions that are necessary for the convenience of healing. Having made appropriate local considerations and drawn up an estimate of the work, you will deliver to me an estimate of the amount required for that purpose for appointing her release from the treasury.

In the meantime, one of the most skillful doctors and an assistant will be assigned there from the medical board.

Between assumptions, the benefits and convenience of these waters, which provide, I give the idea of \u200b\u200bsettlement in the vicinity of these waters of linear Cossacks especially to your consideration.

The benefits of this proposal are obvious: but putting it into operation on the Kabardian lands depends on the discretion of local amenities, which you can determine closer and better, and about which I will expect a report from you in due time.

Specially protected ecological resort region of the Russian Federation - Caucasian Mineralnye Vody located on the territory of three constituent entities of the Russian Federation:

Stavropol Territory - 58% of the total area of the region;

Kabardino-Balkaria - 9% (Zolsky district, where Lake Tambukan is located);

Karachay-Cherkessia - 33% of the area of the republic (Malo-Karachaevsky and Prikubansky districts - the zone of formation of mineral springs).

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is one of the most densely populated areas of the North Caucasus. Average density population of more than 150 people per 1 km 2.

The composition of the Caucasian Mineral Waters includes 7 cities:

- Kislovodsk, located in a small and cozy picturesque valley, surrounded by the slopes of the Main Caucasian Range and formed by the gorges of two merging rivers - Olkhovka and Berezovka, flowing into the Podkumok River at an altitude of 750-1400 m above sea level;
- Essentuki, located along the river. Podkumok at an altitude of 600–640 m above sea level;
- Pyatigorsk, located at the foot of Mashuk at an altitude of 510-630 m above sea level;
- Zheleznovodsk, located in the valley between Beshtau and Zheleznaya, on the slopes at the foot of the latter at an altitude of 600–650 m above sea level;
- Lermontov, located in a valley surrounded by mountains - directly at the foot of Mount Sheludiva and the western (north-western) slopes of Mount Beshtau;
- Mineral water, located at the foot of Mount Zmeyka at an altitude of 330-350 m above sea level;
- Georgievsk is located on the right bank of the Kuma River at an altitude of 308 m above sea level. Formerly a city was called Gum kala (Gvym kala), which means "sand fortress" (abaz.).
Also 3 districts- Foothill, Mineralovodsky and Georgievsky.

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is the largest and unique resort pearl of Russia, which, in terms of the composition and quality of its climatic and balneological resources, concentrated in a relatively small area, has no analogues on the Euro-Asian continent. More than 115 health resorts in the region (at the beginning of the 21st century), specializing in the treatment of dozens of various diseases, determine its importance as the main, comprehensive and multidisciplinary health resort of the country. 118 health resorts equipped with the most modern medical and diagnostic equipment 26 tourist and hotel complexes Caucasian Mineralnye Vody can receive more than 40 thousand people at the same time. Their main specialization is the provision of medical and wellness services, treatment worldwide famous waters and mineral mud.

The area of the Caucasian Mineral Waters is more than 500 thousand hectares (5.3 thousand sq. km).

By absolute altitudes the territory of the Caucasian Mineral Waters belongs to the middle mountains.

The region is located in the south of the European part of Russia, almost at the same distance from the Black and Caspian Seas, within the junction of the Mineralovodskaya sloping plain and the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus.

The region of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is located within the junction of the Stavropol Upland and the northern slopes of the Main Caucasian Range. The region is distinguished by its unusual and diverse landforms.

The relief of the region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters begins at the foot of Elbrus, where the Rocky Range with a number of peaks clearly stands out. In the western and southern parts of the CMS, the mountains are steep, in some places sheer ledges break off to the south (the depth of these cliffs reaches 1000 m), and the northern long slopes are slightly (gently) inclined and merge with the foothill plain.

These are the pasture and rocky ridges. They are divided by river valleys into a number of mountain ranges. The pasture ridge within the KavMinVod is cut by Podkumkom into two parts: the western one (the Borgustan ridge, the Darya heights of the Borgustan ridge) rises to 1200-1300 m, and the eastern one (Dzhinalsky ridge) has an absolute elevation of the top of the Upper Dzhinal 1542 m. rocky ridge with peaks Big and Small Bermamyt. Big Bermamyt is actually considered main peak plateau. But this is also an optical illusion. The highest point of the Big Bermamyt is 2592 meters, which is actually 50 meters lower than the Small one (2643 meters above sea level). It turns out that in fact the Small Bermamyt is the highest point of the ridge and is considered the highest point of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. The Small got its name in connection with the smaller area it occupies. It is also the southern border of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region. From Bermamyt to Elbrus 30 km in a straight line. In the early morning on Bermamyt you can sometimes see the so-called Brocken Ghost.

The Rocky Range also includes Bermamyt plateau, Zhatmaz Range(Shijatmaz city (Shatjatmaz) 2127 m) and Kichmalkinskoeplateau(Manglai city 2055 m).

On Zhatmaz ridge a high-mountain scientific cluster was formed. Here are located organizations operating in various fields of science:

Kislovodsk mountain astronomical station, founded in 1948;

Weather station of Roshydromet;

Kislovodsk Alpine Research Station of the A. M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics;

Caucasian Mountain Observatory of SAI MSU;

Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Research Center. M. V. Keldysh”;

Between Zhatmaz ridge And Kichmalkinskyplateau in the picturesque valley of the Khasaut River at an altitude of 1300 m above sea level there is the Narzanov Valley, where 20 powerful mineral springs of the Narzan type come to the surface for 1 km.

On the Mineralovodskaya sloping plain, in the northern part of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody region, a group of remnant igneous mountains isolated from each other forms the Pyatigorye area. The picturesque mountains-laccoliths of Pyatigorye, as structural geological elements, are also actively involved in the formation of mineral waters.

There are more than 20 mountains in Pyatigorye, of which 18 are recognized as specially protected landscape monuments nature. Among them, the dominant mountain is Beshtau (from the Turk. Besh -5, tau - mountain). Altitude 1401 meters above sea level. It is located in the central part of Pyatigorye. The diameter of the foot is about 8 km. The mountain gave the name to the surrounding area (Pyatigorye) and the city of Pyatigorsk. To the northwest of it rises Mashuk (993 m). To the north is Mount Zheleznaya (851 m). Around you can also see a few more mountains. Mount Camel (886 m) with two humps resembles a camel. Mount Razvalka (928 m), when viewed from the road from Mineralnye Vody, looks like a sleeping lion. It used to be called "The Sleeping Lion". With features geological structure Razvalki is associated with the phenomenon of "summer frost". Mountains-laccoliths Sharp (881 m), Dull (772 m), Bull (817 m), Lysaya (739 m), Sheludivaya (875 m) with their appearance justify these names. The sharp summit ridge of Mount Kinzhal once rose to 507 meters, but the upper part of the mountain was cut off when the stone was mined. In addition, in the CMS region, mountains Zmeyka (994 m), Yutsa (972 m), Dzhutsa (1189 m), Golden Kurgan (884 m) and Medovaya (721 m) are located almost next to each other.

In the Caucasus, a phenomenon is known when Mountain peaks suddenly turn into clouds.

“They left the village on a transparent dawn morning, when at the first sunRidge, bright white and deep blue, stood close, visible in every cut, so close, that an unusual person would remember to roll to him in two hours. He grew so big in the world of small human things, so miraculous in the worldmade. For thousands of years, all people, how long they have lived, carry here with a fail-safe solution of hands and put together in plump piles everything they have worked out or even conceived - they would not have erected such an unthinkable Ridge.

From the village(Saber) beforestationsso the road led them all the time, that the Ridge was right in front of them, they went to him, him they saw: snowy expanses, bare rock ledges and shadows of guessed gorges. But from half an hourby half an hour it began to thaw from below, separated from the earth, was no longer standing, but hung in a third of the sky and swaddled, there were no scars and ribs in it, mountain signs, but seemed like huge merged white clouds. Then the clouds already torn apart, no longer distinguishable from pure clouds. Then they washed away. The ridge is completely gone, as ifwas a heavenly vision, and ahead, as well as from all sides, the sky is gray, whitish, gaining heat. So, without changing direction, they drove more than fiftymiles, before noon and after noon, - but giant mountains in front of them as never before, and close rounded hills approached:Camel; Bull; baldsnake; curlyIron…»

A. Solzhenitsyn. « August the fourteenth», epic« red wheel»

Therefore, in order to enjoy the panoramic view of the Caucasus Mountains, it is best to go to the panoramic viewing platforms in the early morning after dark. Contemplation of beauty also heals, so landscape therapy (aesthetic therapy) always occupies an important place in the overall treatment complex of any resort.

The rivers flowing through the territory of the Caucasus Mineral Waters originate in the Rocky Range. These are the rivers - Kuma and Podkumok with tributaries Eshkakon, Alikonovka, Berezovka, Bolshoy Essentuchok, Bugunta, Yutsa and other, smaller ones. They are shallow and do not provide the area with enough water. The district receives water for household, resort and household needs from the Kuban through a special conduit. Natural Lysogorskie lakes and lake Karras are salty.

Mined in Tambukan Lake healing mud. Silty fine-structured mud contains organic and inorganic acids, gases, and has antiseptic properties. The healing mud of Lake Tambukan is also supplied to the balneological sanatoriums of Nalchik.

The main wealth of the region is mineral waters. In a relatively small area, about 130 mineral springs of 12 types of complex chemical composition have been identified. The total debit of mineral water reaches 12 million liters per day.

Conventionally, the Kislovodsk, Essentuki, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, Lysogorsk, Kumagorsk, Krasno-Vostochnoye and Nagutskoye deposits are distinguished.

The origin, formation and properties of mineral waters are associated with the Pyatigorsk laccoliths and the high-mountainous regions of the North Caucasus, where The groundwater. Precipitation falling in the mountains penetrates into the thickness rocks to great depths, mineralize, heat up, saturate with gases (they are released when molten magma cools in the earth's crust) and come to the surface through cracks in river valleys.

Along with mineral waters, the resort resources of the CMS make up the favorable climate of the central and southwestern parts region used for climatotherapy. The climate of the KavMinVod region has long been highly appreciated by balneologists and has been successfully used as a healing factor. The main advantages of the local climate are associated with a large number of sunny days. It is relatively dry here, moist air masses from the Black Sea do not reach here - they are delayed by the Main Caucasian Range. The diversity of the relief creates a difference in the climate of the CMS resorts, and is formed under the influence of a number of factors: the difference in the altitude position of cities, the protection of the mountains determines the characteristics of the microclimate. The foothill character of the area and the proximity of the snowy peaks of the Main Caucasian Range on the one hand, and on the other hand, the proximity of arid steppes and semi-deserts of the Caspian coast determine the continental features of the climate of this region.

CMS resorts have a wind regime favorable for climate treatment. Calms are frequent here, especially in the Kislovodsk basin in winter (the average annual wind speed in Kislovodsk is 2.4 m/s).

The air temperature depends on the altitude of the place and the season of the year. average temperature January -4.0°C in Pyatigorsk, -3.9°C in Kislovodsk. The July temperature is +22° and +19° respectively.

The amount of precipitation decreases from the mountains to the plains: in Bermamyt - 724 mm, in Kislovodsk - 599 mm, in Pyatigorsk - 472 mm; the least of them are in Essentuki. More than 85% of all precipitation falls as rain (rainfall prevails over snowfall in winter). Snow cover is low and unstable, snow falls and melts quickly. In Kislovodsk, the snow cover is continuously on average up to 10 days. More than half of the winters pass without snow cover at all. The greatest cloudiness on the plains is observed in winter; in the mountains (Kislovodsk, Bermamyt, Narzanov Valley), on the contrary, the clearest winter months. Best time year for recreation and travel in the Caucasian Mineral Waters - late summer and autumn. It is sunny, dry, rich in fruits and bright colors of landscapes.

Caucasian Mineral Waters

Completed by: Zabolotnaya Kristina and Kolesnikova Yana

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is one of the most densely populated areas of the North Caucasus. The average population density is more than 150 people per 1 km2.

The composition of the Caucasian Mineral Waters includes 7 cities:

Kislovodsk

Essentuki

Pyatigorsk

Zheleznovodsk

Lermontov

Mineral water

Georgievsk.

And also 3 districts - Predgorny, Mineralovodsky and Georgievsky.

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is more than 500 thousand hectares (5.3 thousand sq. km), located on the territory of three constituent entities of the Russian Federation within the boundaries of the district of the mountain and sanitary protection:

in the Stavropol Territory - cities and resort towns Georgievsk, Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, Lermontov, Essentuki, Kislovodsk.

The region is located in the south of the European part of Russia, almost at the same distance from the Black and Caspian Seas - within the junction of the Mineralnye Vody inclined plain and the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus.

in Kabardino-Balkaria - Zolsky district - 9% (therapeutic mud of Lake Tambukan, Narzanov Valley and others);

in Karachay-Cherkessia - Malokarachaevsky and Prikubansky districts - 33% of the territory (zone of formation of mineral springs).

Story.

KMV is one of the oldest resort regions in Russia. The first written information about its mineral springs is found in the doctor G. Schober (1717), who was sent by Peter I to examine the mineral storehouse North Caucasus. The first detailed descriptions of them were made by I. A. Guldenshtedt (1773), and then by P. S. Pallas (1793). After a study of the hot spring in Pyatigorsk (1801) and the conclusion of a special commission on the possibility of using mineral waters for therapeutic purposes (1802), by decree of Alexander I of April 24, 1803, the provision on the Caucasian Mineral Waters was approved, when the historical Rescript "On the recognition of the state significance of the Caucasian Mineral Waters" was signed and the need for their device, ”and their official existence as a resort area began.

The history of the development of this unique resort region of the Russian Federation was characterized by ups and downs, with the transition from state management to private counterparties. Long distances from central cities Russian Empire When those wishing to receive medical treatment on Hot, Iron and Sour Waters were forced to make a real journey on horse-drawn carriages lasting one and a half to two months, military operations in the Caucasus, the unsettledness of the sources and resorts themselves - all this created certain difficulties in the development of the Caucasian Mineral Waters.

Relief

The relief of the region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters begins at the foot of Elbrus, where the Rocky Range with a number of peaks clearly stands out. The dissected relief, which creates a wide variety of landscapes, is explained by the long development and complex geological structure of the territory. The northern part of the region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters is open, it is revived by laccolith mountains - failed volcanoes: magma could not pass through the thickness of sedimentary rocks and froze in the form of domes. The southern part of the region is cut deep gorges and beams. All local mountains- laccoliths, that is, stone pits. About 10 million years ago, the formation of mountains began in this area. Magma rose through narrow cracks in the earth's crust, breaking up, lifting layers of the earth and in some places bursting to the surface. On other mountains, lava masses were exposed due to the process of weathering and erosion. There was not enough temperature for powerful eruptions. But the set of chemical elements and minerals that filled these stone pits turned out to be unique and determined the amazing variety of mineral waters of future resort cities.

Climate.

Along with mineral waters, the CMS resort resources make up a favorable climate in the central and southwestern parts of the region, used for climatotherapy. The climate of the KavMinVod region has long been highly appreciated by balneologists and has been successfully used as a healing factor. The main advantages of the local climate are associated with a large number of sunny days. It is relatively dry here, moist air masses from the Black Sea do not reach here - they are delayed by the Main Caucasian Range. The diversity of the relief creates a difference in the climate of the CMS resorts, and is formed under the influence of a number of factors: the difference in the altitude position of cities, the protection of the mountains determines the characteristics of the microclimate. The foothill character of the area and the proximity of the snowy peaks of the Main Caucasian Range on the one hand, and on the other hand, the proximity of arid steppes and semi-deserts of the Caspian coast determine the continental features of the climate of this region.

CMS resorts have a wind regime favorable for climate treatment. Calms are frequent here, especially in the Kislovodsk basin in winter (the average annual wind speed in Kislovodsk is 2.4 m/s). In the mountains, for example, on Bermamyt, there are strong winds - more than 15 m / s.

The air temperature depends on the altitude of the place and the season of the year. The average January temperature in Pyatigorsk is -4.0 °C, in Kislovodsk -3.9 °C. The July temperature is +22° and +19° respectively.

The amount of precipitation decreases from the mountains to the plains: in Bermamyt - 724 mm, in Kislovodsk - 599 mm, in Pyatigorsk - 472 mm; the least of them are in Essentuki. More than 85% of all precipitation falls as rain (in winter, rains prevail over snowfalls). Snow cover is low and unstable, snow falls and melts quickly. In Kislovodsk, the snow cover is continuously on average up to 10 days. More than half of the winters pass without snow cover at all. The greatest cloudiness on the plains is observed in winter; in the mountains (Kislovodsk, Bermamyt, Narzanov Valley), on the contrary, the clearest winter months. The best time of the year for recreation and travel in the Caucasian Mineral Waters is late summer and autumn. It is sunny, dry, rich in fruits and bright colors of landscapes.

Water.

Medicinal mud is mined in the Tambukan lake. Silty fine-structured mud contains organic and inorganic acids, gases, and has antiseptic properties. The healing mud of Lake Tambukan is also supplied to the balneological sanatoriums of Nalchik.

Conventionally, the Kislovodsk, Essentuki, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, Lysogorsk, Kumagorsk, Krasno-Vostochnoye and Nagutskoye deposits are distinguished.

The origin, formation and properties of mineral waters are associated with the Pyatigorsk laccoliths and the highland regions of the North Caucasus, where groundwater is formed. Precipitation falling in the mountains penetrates into the rock masses to great depths, mineralizes, heats up, is saturated with gases (they are released when molten magma cools in the earth's crust) and comes to the surface through cracks in river valleys.

Mountains KavMinVod.

Above all the resorts is Kislovodsk (817–1063 m), the rest of the resorts are located at approximately the same height: Essentuki - along the river. Podkumok (600-640 m), Pyatigorsk - at the foot of Mashuk (510-630 m), Zheleznovodsk - in the valley between Beshtaui and Zheleznaya, on the slopes at the foot of the latter (600-650 m). Vegetation is represented mainly by massifs of oak and hornbeam forests, alternating with meadow steppes; in the foothills there is steppe and forest-steppe vegetation, which in the mountains (at an altitude of 800–1100 m) is replaced by broad-leaved forests (beech, oak, hornbeam).

In terms of absolute heights, the territory of the region belongs to the middle mountains. In total, there are about two dozen dissimilar mountains in this area. The dominant mountain Beshtau (1401 meters above sea level) has five peaks.

To the north-west of it rises Mashuk (993 m.).

To the north is Mount Zheleznaya (851 m.).

Around you can also see a few more mountains. Mount Camel (886 m) resembles a camel with two humps. Mount Razvalka (928 m.), when viewed from the road from Mineralnye Vody, looks like a sleeping lion. It used to be called "The Sleeping Lion".

The phenomenon of "summer permafrost" is associated with the peculiarities of the geological structure of Razvalka.

The laccolith mountains Sharp (881 m.), Dull (772 m.), Byk (817 m.), Lysaya (739 m.), Sheludivaya (875 m.) justify these names with their appearance.

The sharp summit ridge of Mount Kinzhal once rose to 507 meters, but the upper part of the mountain was cut off when the stone was mined.

In addition, in the CMS region, the mountains Zmeyka (994 m.), Yutsa (972 m.), Dzhutsa (1189 m.), Golden Kurgan (884 m.) and Medovaya (721 m.) are located almost next to each other.

In the western and southern parts The KMV mountains are steep, in some places sheer ledges break off to the south by 1000 m, and the northern long slopes are slightly inclined and merge with the foothill plain. These are the pasture and rocky ridges. They are divided by river valleys into a number of mountain ranges.

The pasture ridge within the Kavminvod is cut by Podkumkom into two parts: the western one is the Borgustan ridge (1200-1300 m above sea level), the eastern one is the Dzhinalsky ridge (1425-1541 m). The rocks on the spurs of the ridges are very picturesque: niches, openwork vaults, carved sandstone columns.

South of Pastbishchnoye stretches the Rocky Range with highest points Big and Small Bermamyt (2592 and 2644 m.).

Peculiarities.

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is the largest and one of the oldest resort regions in the Russian Federation. Over 130 mineral springs and large reserves of silt mud from Lake Tambukan (and Lake Lysogorskoe) make KMV a unique balneological resort. The CMS region is distinguished by picturesque natural landscapes, a mountainous salubrious climate and is famous for its sanatorium-resort complex enterprises in Russia. Their main specialization is the provision of medical and health services, treatment with world-famous waters and mineral mud. Also, land plots located on the territory of the CMS (within the boundaries of the districts of sanitary (mountain-sanitary) protection of the CMS resort) by virtue of the law are lands of specially protected natural areas.

Resorts KMV.

Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is the largest and unique resort pearl of Russia, which, in terms of the composition and quality of its climatic and balneological resources, concentrated in a relatively small area, has no analogues on the Euro-Asian continent. More than 115 health resorts in the region (at the beginning of the 21st century), specializing in the treatment of dozens of various diseases, determine its importance as the main, comprehensive and multidisciplinary health resort of the country. 118 health resorts and 26 tourist and hotel complexes of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody equipped with the most modern medical and diagnostic equipment can simultaneously receive more than 40 thousand people.

Recreational use of the territory of the CMS.

The recreational sphere of the KMV resort group contributes to the restoration of the physical and mental strength of a person. The use of territories for recreational and health-improving activities is closely related to their natural potential. The recreational potential of the KMV resort group is represented by over 130 developed mineral springs and large reserves of therapeutic silt mud in Tambukan Lake. Due to the variety of natural factors valuable in medical terms (mineral waters, therapeutic mud, relief, natural landscape, favorable climate), the CMS region can provide a significant improvement in the health of more than 1 million people a year, which is extremely important in the context of a demographic decline and a decrease in the quality of public health Russia.

Each type of recreation has its own specifics and certain significance for the region. The main feature of the recreational complex of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is the dominance of the sanatorium-and-spa economy - 92.5% of places in recreation facilities. Recreational zoning of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody complex refers the region to the North Caucasian recreational zone. This is a moderately developed recreation area, the main function of the region is therapeutic.

An important tourist resource of the CMS region is mineral waters and mud, which have healing properties. There are currently 47 specialized plants and workshops for bottling mineral water on the territory of the CMW.