The Left Bank Mosque

Present day Maykop was founded by General Kozlovsky in 1857. Initially it was a Russian military fortification populated by the Kuban Cossacks, located on the territory of the Abadzekhs, a large sub-ethnic group of the Adyghes. In 1858-1863, due to its strategic position, the fortress was playing an important role during the end of the Caucasus War.