 | The police permission is needed to pass the checkpoint and enter Pankisi gorge. |
 | According to the Security Ministry before the 2002 up to 700 Chechen fighters and 100 Arab mercenaries were hiding in 34 km-long Pankisi gorge. |
 | Internal Troops carry out round a clock patrolling of the gorge. |
 | There are seven mosques in Pankisi. The largest one is located in Duisi village. |
 | Marcus Meckel (on the right), Chairman of the sub-committee for Central and Eastern Europe of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meets Chechen refugees in Pankisi gorge. |
 | Chechen refugees protest against frequent mop-up operations carried out by the Georgian Internal Troops. |
 | The local population of Pankisi – Kists, which are closely related to Chechens, gave a shelter to refugees from Chechnya in 1999. Around 3,500 refugees live in Pankisi at the moment. |
 | Chechen refugees want education for their children. |
 | And complain for lack of medicines. |
 | Troops are ready for Chechen fighters’ possible new incursion. |
Pankisi in Pictures
