THE LATEST NEOTECTONIC STRUCTURES IN THE EASTERN DAGESTAN

Late orogenic structural plan was distinguished with orotectonic method in addition to two well-known structural plans, i.e., late geosyncline and early orogenic, in the territory of Eastern Dagestan, which is the western near-orogenic flank of the Tersk-Dagestan foredeep. This structural plan unites the youngest neotectonic structures and determines the main features of the modern relief. It is characterized by the predominance of blocky structures associated both with the activation of arched orogenic uplift and with the taphrogenic influence of developing Caspian depression. The block structures of this structural plan determine localization of modern exogenous processes including geohazards and disruptures, which must be taken into account upon construction, irrigation and other economic activities. Therefore, the study of this structural plan is not only of theoretical, but also of practical significance.