State National Natural Park "Altyn-Emel"
In the heart of Central Asia, in the valley of the Ili River, sprawled State National Natural Park "Altyn-Emel. The park was established in 1996 to preserve the unique natural complex of this region.
Popularity enjoys being in the sands of "Altyn-Emel" enormous proportions "Singing sand. In the long dune reaches two or three kilometers, and in height - primerno120 and meters. Noteworthy dune that in dry weather produces melodic sounds, for which he received the name "Singing sand. His songs can be heard several kilometers away. Produce sound when the smallest grain of sand rub against each other: a gust of wind gives easily audible squeak, and strong gusts - a more intense and expressive sound like a sound body. But even in calm weather you can listen to tunes dune. Steps on the surface of the sand dune vyzovutt friction that and create an unusual sound. Dunes, despite the instability of the sand, do not roam, for several thousand years, he is in the Altyn-Emel. Legends of the local people read that a sand dune is buried the great Genghis Khan and his faithful warriors, and the sand is singing, when the soul of Khan "exhausted by the mental anguish, said descendants of his exploits."
The most known among the attractions Altyn-Emel "are five royal burial mounds, called Besshatyr, which is translated from Kazakh as the" five tents. They are digging elevation resembling ordinary hills higher than 20 meters. Scientists have found that they are the remains of Sak chiefs, who lived about VII - III century BC. Along the mounds lined up 45 solid blocks of stone carved with images of animals. Tourists who first saw the ranks of these unusual stones, compare them with the famous English Stonehenge.
Here are the famous monument of ancient petroglyphs Tamgaly-Tas. They were carved more than two thousand years ago, approximately XVI-XIV centuries. BC. Basically this enigmatic figures of deities and Buddhist inscriptions. Petroglyphs depicting the Buddha Sakyamuni, the Buddha of Infinite Light Amitabha and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion widely known among the connoisseurs of Indian culture. Here comes a lot of archaeologists from around the world, to have a glimpse of the mysterious drawings, which are a mystery not yet fully unraveled. Renato Sala, an Italian archaeologist, visited here, said that Tamgaly Tas is a very rare monument. And suggested that it was a sacred Buddhist temple, which was used for prayer and meditation. In Tamgaly-Tas preserved ancient Turkic runic inscriptions VIII-IX centuries. Maybe they left Kipchaks.
Wonderful Katutau and Aktau Mountains, with their unusual contours also represent a landmark "Altyn-Emel. The first were small volcanoes that give a unique look Katutau. Gore is izvergnuvshuyusya burning lava from the volcano, which is immediately cooled. After the Millennium unusual shape is well preserved. It's all shapes and sizes the holes, grooves, cracks, gyrus, which resemble a shelf, then the cup, the royal seat. There is even a Martian rock with a stone formed in the cradle, in which freely fit people. In general, raging violent imagination always tell which is which.
In mountains Aktau surprise marine deposits of red, green, pink or even bluish covering intricate stony slopes. The fact that Aktau grown on the former site where once the sea that have left their traces on the surface of the mountains. Once archaeologists have discovered in the mountains of Aktau dinosaur bones and remains of the later species are here and now.
There is no virtual tour of this attraction yet
«Поющий бархан» - неповторимое чудо природы. Феномен природы на правом берегу реки Или знаменит тем, что в сухую погоду пески издают звук, похожий на мелодию органа. Этот огромный бархан достигает в высоту 100 метров и тянется на расстояние 3 километра.
Находится примерно в 80-ти километрах от Алматы на северном берегу реки Или.
Карта дорог Алматинской Области
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