Karkaraly

One of the most intriguing places Karkaraly, provocative, genuine interest among local residents, tourists and scientists, is the Devil's Lake, which stretched high in the mountains. The lake is surrounded by dense pine forests, like the blue-turquoise bowl filled with pure mountain water. But most striking is the silence and stillness. I can not hear the noise of trees or the birds' songs, no hum of insects, especially because there are few mosquitoes. Everything seemed frozen, only the age-old serenity hangs over this mysterious place. There are many legends associated with the Devil's Lake. They tell that in ancient times in the local forests moved devil, who is also escaping from the tiger, the mountain fell into the lake and drowned. Hence the name of the lake. Another legend says that running away from the terrible tiger, the local beauty, jumped in the lake water and disappeared forever. Wonderful edge - so can be summarized as a wonderful corner Karkaraly, steeped in popular belief, stretching from the deep history and transmitted from generation to generation. In these legends believe anyone who once visited these places. The nameof place Karkaraly came from the national women's headdress, Karkar, strewn with precious stones and beads, decorated with lace and a light long snow-white feathers of strange birds. Since it is, Karkar, connected, and the legend of the appearance of the place: once the local beauty, walking on the steppe, sang songs and then suddenly the wind tore off her head and carried it into Karkara given: loose colored stones littered the ground and turned into dense green forest, donate travelers coolness and relaxation. Shining diamonds spread cool crystal-clear lakes, multi-faceted rubies formed a mountain ridge shapes and contours, and white pearls turned into a boil-and-white mountain caps, reflecting the sunlight and blinding in the hot, sultry day. Feathers, also adorned Karkar, rose to heights of heaven and soared into the beautiful white birds. And this place, sprinkled with choicest treasures, it has become established, priceless! Karkaraly is a small, cozy resort town, encircled by thick green forests, donate clean healthy air. Karkaralinsk likened to Switzerland, and not without reason: here in the mountains, is a comfortable mountain hotel is in no way inferior to the Swiss. Many writers, inspired by the stunning views Karkaraly, described them in his works, composed songs, later became a favorite among the people, especially among the locals, who know firsthand about these places. It was here that my father built a wooden mosque famous Kazakh thinker and writer Abai Kunanbaev. In general, he built two mosques, one - in Mecca and the other - here in the mountains Karakaraly. This fact alone speaks of the beauty and grandeur of this place. Here were born and grew Kabanbai batyr and Bogenbai batyr Kazybek, Kazakhstan's first astronaut Tokhtar Aubakirov. It's interesting that lake basin, whose waters are filled with rocky recess, similar to a natural swimming pool. Nature itself has created a perfectly flat rock bottom and side surfaces, as seen through the clear water of the lake. And from the heights Tas bulak before you revealed a remarkable pattern: lying on his face, the chain of sparkling mountain lakes, dark green tracts of pines, and on the other side - the endless steppes. Near Karkaraly operates a unique living museum of nature, whose wealth of diverse living and plant world. Here, adults and children can see wild animals such as graceful deer, mountain goats, wild boars, bears, yaks, ponies and bison.

 

Author: Visitkazakhstan.kz

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