Aksay customs outpost

The Aksay customs outpost is an earthen fortification construction situated in the Aksay, Rostov region of Russia. It is located on the territory of the former Don Noble estate at the mouth of Small Log Beam. The Czar's outpost was originally built on this territory, followed by a customs post. The fortress was built in the second half of the 18th century. The building later was run by the military-historical Museum of Aksay.[1] The complex is part of Dmitryi Rostovskiy fortress.

Aksay customs outpost
Native name
Russian: Аксайская таможенная застава
TypeFortress and Museum
LocationAksay, Rostov oblast Russia
Built1763

History

The fortress was built according to the redoubt project standards of the time. The trenches and open space for the Casemates were built and then surrounded by brick walls. Logs and beams were used to construct the walls, which were covered with several layers of rammed and dried clay extracted from the banks of the river. Ventilation channels were added to the ceilings. The walls were approximately 10 meters thick and provided protection against shelling.[2]

The erection was completed in the year 1763. The final version took the form of a hill-like shape with the dimensions of 15x10 meters. Exceeding the range of any ship's guns, 36 guns and howitzers were at the disposal of the defenders. Some of these guns are present in the museum. Cavalry units could be accommodated underground.

The military-strategic importance of the Aksay fortress was its geographical position at the crossroads of eight trade routes. In the period of the Russo-Turkish wars, the fortress helped to defend Azov, which belonged to Russia following the Constantinople peace treaty in 1700.[3]

In the middle of the eighteenth century the tsar's customs outpost and a small settlement called Ust-Aksaisk sheltered under the garrison off the fortress.

References
  1. "История". aksay-museum.ru. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  2. "Достопримечательности Аксайского района". www.aksayland.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  3. Ниязян, Разработчик сайта - Акопов Нарек. Автор сайта - Жанна. ""Таможенная застава" - Автор Дона". avtor-dona.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-18.

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