LAGONAKI

...Formation of special economic zones tourist-recreational type in southern Russia was under the administration of OJSC "Resorts of Northern Caucasus" in accordance with the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation from October 14, 2010, no. 833 "to establish a tourism cluster in the North Caucasus Federal District, Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Adygea". The document provided for the establishment in southern Russia six tourist-recreational special economic zones for construction in 2011-2020 period five new world class ski resorts: Lagonaki (Krasnodar Krai and Adygea Republic), the Arkhyz (Karachay-cherkessia), Elbrus-C2 (Kabardino-Balkar Republic) Mamison (North Ossetia-Alania) and Matlas (Dagestan)....

...In accordance with the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation in the framework of the project of the North Caucasus tourism cluster in 2011-2020 period in southern Russia built five new world class ski resorts: Lagonaki (Krasnodar Kray, Adygea), Arkhyz (Karachay-cherkessia), Elbrus-C2 (Kabardino-Balkaria), Mamison (North Ossetia-Alania) and Matlas (Dagestan)....

...The specialists of JSC "Resorts of Northern Caucasus" analysis of the passenger traffic at airports in southern Russia showed that their combined bandwidth is about 20 thousand people a day. By the year 2018, at the end of the first phase of the project of the North Caucasus turklastera, load will increase by half....

...The project of the North Caucasus tourism cluster in 2011-2020 period in southern Russia plans to build five new world class ski resorts: Lagonaki (Krasnodar Krai, Republic of Adygea), Arkhyz (Karachay-cherkessia), Elbrus-C2 (Kabardino-Balkaria), Mamison (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania) and Matlas (Dagestan). The draft approved by the Government of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION, October 14, 2010. Length of ski trails at 898 km, number of lifts, the capacity of the 179-hotels-89 thousand seats, daily throughput the cluster-150.5 thousand. The project envisages the gradual establishment in the region more than 330 thousand jobs....

...According to provincial authorities, in the near future in the region begin to build the road "Nizhny Novgorod - Mezmay - Lagonaki ", which, according to Tkachev, "is needed to revive the " forward-looking resort Absheron district of Kuban....

...Among the largest projects built in the province - the 180-meter bridge across the White and 90-meter bridge in Absheron, bypassing the city of Krasnodar, Rostov on the highway to the streets of Dzerzhinsky, as well as villages and Settlements Anastasievskoy. In addition, this year the construction of the road junction near the town of Tikhoretsk worth 2.3 billion rubles....

...In the years 2011-2020 in the North Caucasus plans to build five new ski resorts in the world-class - Lagonaki (Adygea and Krasnodar Territory), Arkhyz (Karachay-Cherkessia), Elbrus-Bezengi (Kabardino-Balkaria), Mamison (North Ossetia) and Matlas (Dagestan .) Plans to build 898 kilometers of piste, 179 lifts, to provide a cluster of 89 000 hotel beds, and its capacity to increase to 150 thousand people per day....

...High-speed trains can be put in the North Caucasus between the resorts are close to railway stations and airports, this project could be part of the concept of the transport infrastructure of the North Caucasus tourism cluster, which began development specialists of "Resorts of the North Caucasus," the organization said in a statement....

...In the years 2011-2020 in the North Caucasus plans to build five new ski resorts in the world-class - Lagonaki (Adygea and Krasnodar Territory), Arkhyz (Karachay-Cherkessia), Elbrus-Bezengi (Kabardino-Balkaria), Mamison (North Ossetia) and Matlas (Dagestan .) Supposed to construct 898 kilometers of piste, 179 lifts, provide a cluster of 89 000 hotel beds, and its capacity to increase to 150 thousand people per day....

...JSC "Resorts of the North Caucasus" will launch first ski resort in the North-tourism cluster in December 2011 in Arkhyz (Karachay-Cherkessia), two months will be the first stone in the construction of the ski resort "Lagonaki '(Adygea), told RIA Novosti deputy director Rostislav Murzagulov....

...Programme of UNESCO experts visited the territories included in the World Natural Heritage "Western Caucasus", will last until April 24. They will make a helicopter circled over the ridge Pear, Psekhako ridge, a natural monument "upper river Psheha and Pshehashha" plateau Lagonaki. In addition, experts will meet with representatives of the Government of the Republic of Adygea and environmental organizations - Environmental Watch of the North Caucasus and the World Wildlife Fund....

...In particular, among the problems of Adygea ecologists distinguish construction at the World Heritage ski resort "Moon Glade" and an access road to it, as well as the territorial claims of the authorities of the Republic of Adygea in the warren plateau Lagonaki and massive deforestation of virgin forests. Environmentalists note that in the official program is not seen ski resort "Moon Glade" and study the situation with massive logging in the "Western Caucasus" in Adygea....