Dzhulat

Lower Dzhulat occupied a high bank of the Terek, where the North Caucasian foothills meet the plain. A settlement existed before the Mongol conquests, but the town flourished under the Golden Horde. Its remains include a brick mosque and minaret, glazed pottery, water pipes and traces of metalworking, revealing an urban center with connections beyond the surrounding countryside.

Tatartup, another major settlement farther upstream on the Terek, reflects the same importance of this river corridor in the medieval North Caucasus.