Alone In The Mountains Of Daghestan -- The Last Inhabitant Of An Abandoned Village
The village has long been abandoned by its residents, except for one woman. Photos by Alexander Fedorov.
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1An old woman throws dirty water out of her house in Khyurdabakh, in the mountains of Daghestan. Patimat Musalmagomedova is the last permanent resident of the village.
2Khyurdabakh means "the village on the rock." It is not connected to utility systems. In the 1970s there were still people living in the village, but later they moved down to the valley.
3Musalmagomedova refuses to move out on principle. This is the village where she was born, spent her whole life, and wants to die. No one knows how old she is: some say 77, others 89.
4Musalmagomedova is a member of the Avar community, Daghestan's largest ethnic minority. The Avars have traditionally lived in villages around 2,000 meters above sea level.
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