A report on the opening of a park in Makhachkala has raised questions for authorities.

Makhachkala authorities reported the opening of a new public garden and announced the addition of another. Commenters on Telegram also pointed out other locations they believe need improvement.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," residents' proposals to create new public gardens in Makhachkala are relevant because there are not enough green spaces, activists from the "Our City" movement pointed out in March 2023. There is no longer enough space in the city for a new large park, so several mini-parks could be created, they suggested.

16:57 28.10.2025

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Makhachkala Mayor Dzhambulat Salavov reported on the opening of the Akhmat Kadyrov Square and the courtyard area on Brothers Nurbagandov Street on his Telegram channel on November 15.

"Today we opened two landscaped areas as part of the federal program 'Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment,' with a total area of 5,457 "square meters," he wrote.

In 2026, improvements to 17 more courtyards and public spaces are planned.

The city also plans to open a park on Nigmatuly Magomedov Street, as well as on 31 Imam Shamil Avenue and Abubakarov Street, the mayor noted. "In 2026, improvements to 17 more courtyards and public spaces are planned," the publication states.

As of 9:54 a.m. Moscow time on November 16, Salavov's post had 19 comments, and a repost of this post on the mayor's office Telegram channel had two comments.

Some of the comments expressed gratitude to the authorities. "Keep up the good work, Dzhambulat Shapievich! Thank you for your work!" "- wrote, in particular, Murad-hadji Abdullayev. "We hope that the work will continue in the same spirit! Thank you for the work you are doing for the benefit of the city's residents," a user with the nickname "Typing" wrote to the mayor in absentia.

Have you seen the homeless shelter in this same area?

Other users called on the authorities to improve other locations as well. "This is, of course, good. Tomorrow you have the opening of a landscaped area at 31 Imam Shamil Street. And have you seen the homeless shelter on the same territory, behind the "Russia - My History" museum? And it would be okay if it was a small, one-story building. But this is a huge building in the center of the city. Nearby is the Juma Mosque, which tourists come to see. And then they see such "beauty" with broken glass, broken cladding. This building looks like it was attacked by a drone more than once... Clean up the building, don't disgrace yourself," wrote, in particular, Djamilia Djamilia.

"In the village of Bogatyrevka (part of the urban district "city of Makhachkala". - Note of the "Caucasian Knot"), when you open a similar landscaped area, there should at least be "It's been improved, but in reality, it's unclear what they've done," M M pointed out.

In Leninkent, for example, there isn't a single playground.

"It's very wonderful, and I'm happy for the city residents. But the suburbs are a sad picture; in Leninkent, for example, there isn't a single playground. I understand the city's limited budget and resources, but can't they at least reserve land for these playgrounds while there's still some land left, and build playgrounds as soon as possible?" asked Ali Omarov. "Your comment has been forwarded to the relevant department for review and further action," responded a representative of the City Management Center.

"We ask you to demolish the illegal structure located on Dzhabrailova Street... Our children have nowhere to play. We ask you to demolish this illegal structure and make a mini-park for us in its place," wrote Name is Available.

"It's a shame that Makhachkala's residential complexes, which are on federal land, are not being improved, and their degradation continues. A science town, a forest belt-park," wrote Yuri Yarovenko. "The money that goes into the treasury from cameras and fines could transform the city, making it one of the world's best," opined D.

As a reminder, Makhachkala residents and local activists have repeatedly spoken out against park development. For example, in October 2022, the construction of gazebos in Leninsky Komsomol Park raised alarm among residents. They pointed out that cutting down trees and building gazebos in one of the few green spaces is unacceptable. Following this, the Makhachkala Prosecutor's Office cancelled the permit for the gazebo construction.

In January 2023, it became known that an 11-story hotel was planned to be built in Leninsky Komsomol Park on the site of the Uyut café, which was located on Umakhanov Lane. Following protests from city residents, authorities announced that the owner of the site agreed not to build a hotel.