In the upper Irtysh man appeared in ice Age (middle Paleolithic). Traces of the ancient sites of Neolithic hunters were found in the area Zyryanovsk, in Ust-Narym at Semipalatinsk dunes

TARBAGATAY DISTRICT

The pride, the ornament and wealth of the region is Zaisan Lake. Located in a tectonic basin between the hills of the Southern Altai, Saur and Tarbagatay, this lake is not only the largest in eastern Kazakhstan, but also one of the oldest on the planet.

Zaysan appears more than 60 million years. Zaisan keeps traces of dinosaurs. Its length is about 100 km, width – 30, depth – up to 10 meters. The lake is rich in various fish. It is home to over 23 species of fish, including sturgeon, udak, perch, bream and carp.

Three hundred days in a year on Zaisan is a fair weather. The Chiliktinsky valley has for the whole world glorified Tarbagataysky area.

Here in 2003 the Kazakhstan archeologists have made excavation of the largest and as it was found out, the richest burial place. Archeologists say that the second has been found the gold person. But in an Issyksky barrow there was a simple soldier the person from the Chiliktinsky valley was the ancient tsar.

All ornaments on it – from gold molding inlaid with turquoise. All treasures are now in museums, pleasing eye of millions people which have decided to see the eyes how our ancestors were talented. The gold fund of finds replenishes every day.

Chances of archeologists to find new exhibits for the Kazakhstan museums every day grow. Really this edge is rich not only the landscapes, but also those treasures which while are hidden from eyes.

ULANSKY DISTRICT

The area territory is in Kalbinsky Mountains. Here from the beginning of the second millennium the most ancient centre of metallurgical manufacture B.C. was generated. Local ridges are pitted from time immemorial by miners with a strange name chyd. Their developments have remained till now.

Near to a mountain trident the Aur-Tau is a grotto with drawings of dancing little men. The ancient artist used red ochre. A ceiling and walls remind a dome. The opposite wall from an input has a smooth surface.

On it also have remained hardly appreciable антропоморфные and geometrical drawings. In the composition centre there are joined hands little men.

In 38 km from Ust-Kamenogorsk there is a mysterious stone grotto with an aperture on a roof and ancient lists on an internal wall. The astronomical platform is nearby found. Strange signs in a grotto aren’t similar to ornaments or traditional rock paintings.

Most of all they remind the letter. Sibinsky lakes involve tourists and fishermen not only the summer, but also in the winter. In a heat the cleanest waters of lakes cool, and in a cold – warm. This place is amazingly arranged.

When in Ust Kamenogorsk there is a 30-degree frost, on Sibinsky lakes – the same temperature like in Tashkent city. So, undress and sunbathe.

Or catch the fish. It is considered that Sibinsky lakes five. Actually there are six. The sixth lake – the tiniest, almost a puddle, it was stuck in stone pool near the fifth reservoir.

URDZHAR DISTRICT

Urdzhar district – it is a boundless expanse of dry steppes and water expanse of lake Alakol against the closing horizon ridge Tarbagatay. In 1918 Urdzhar visited the great educators of the Kazakh people Ahmet Baitursynov, Mirzhakyp Dulatov. In 1856, the famous researcher Chokan Valihanov has saw Urdzhar land.

Great Kazakh poet Abay Kunanbayev and his Ospan, great educator Shakarim two times came on treatment in Barlyk-Arasan. The pride of the area is the museum named Aset Naymanbayuly in village Makanchi. The region is harsh and beautiful.

In spring there luxuriantly blooming apple orchards. And sometimes it seems that from the top of Tarbagatay at its foothills descend pink snow. Apples Pallas provide invaluable gene pool for breeding.

Enthusiastic words deserve Alakol saline closed basin lake in the Balkhash-Alakol lowlands. Together with the lakes Lake Sasykkol, Uyaly, Zhalanashkol forms Alakol lake systems. In the waters Alakol high content of fluorine and bromine.

It is home to eight species of fish. In estuaries usual muskrat. Rushing from north to south, countless armada of birds stopping to rest it on Alakol.

For them there is real paradise. What only birds here you will not meet! The whole world knows inhabit the lake relict gulls. In the reeds are found spotted cat and water rat. Of the territory of the lake is protected by Kazakh state.

SHEMONAIHINSKY DISTRICT

They say that history Shemonaikha began long before the formation of the district… in 1766 on the banks of the river light Uba was founded village Shemonaevskoe. Shemonaikha is the homeland of the famous Russian writer Anatoly Ivanov.

His famous novel Eternal Call and Shadows at Noon is largely inspired by nature and life of the area of the East Kazakhstan region. “Not on any map he indicated … and if anyone had heard of him, is unlikely to indicate where he is”.

From Moscow express train ride to Shemonaikha three days, but must first plane for about four hours to fly to Ust-Kamenogorsk, and then another two hours to travel by car, go all to the north, north, past the villages and settlements where large grain and livestock farms coexist with ore companies, past a high rock cliff by lapping lake, river until light Uba.

And immediately after the slaughter, bordered by rocky hills, on the fertile slopes of ravines, and is a small town Shemonaikha, that’s so poetic write, wrote of his country and his countrymen, repeating the words of the famous song “I looked at the blue lake, mountain daisies rip”, looking for friends in the episodes of the great novel.

And look at this, of course, it is. The main attraction of these places is the river Uba. And this river and Maryin Cliff write praised in this novels.

But this page of history had turned a new one spell. In this novel there is new heroes, and events taking place in the new time. We can even take part in these events.

ZYRYANOVSK

City Zyryanovsk located in the southern part of the Altay Mountain near Zyryanovsky mine. Opened in 1791 Gerasim Zyryanov on the site of ancient Chudsky development and mines, the mine immediately became the centre of the nascent mining industry.

And in the fall at the foot of the Golden hill appeared small, just a few little houses timbered village of miners – the founder of the modern city. In the northern part of the two towering mountains, mountain soft fat woman – height of 878.6 meters above sea level, and Mount Beacon – with a peak at 816.6 meters.

Next to mine the mountain Ostruha (Revnyuha), standing in the eastern part of Zyryanovsk, has a height of 949.8 meters. In the South, in the 8536 meters. From the mine, is Mount Eagle (Eagle) – height of 1156 meters above sea-level.

May 5, 1791 – the official date of formation of a mine at the site of an ancient stretches of development and mines. Now Zyryanovsk experiencing a rebirth, a lot has changed in recent times.

Above all, it was possible not only to create new jobs, but also to return to this end the chances of revival.

Now many are beginning to attract tourists her, but once they are in a hurry here, so people will work, will be able to raise children, make plants for the future, to build a career. But the city does not forget its glorious past, which started simple mine …

KURCHATOV

Not so long ago this town was not marked on any map of the world. For many years he has been strictly protected by a secure object, and all of its population consisted of military and scientists serving the Semipalatinsk test site.

I the city the tourists are usually interested in three sites – Victory Monument, a monument to the great atomic scientists Igor Kurchatov, as well as a monument to military builders.

They built this town in the late fifties, when the country started to create a powerful military shield. Currently, the city is the National Nuclear Centre of Kazakhstan, which experts are continuing their work in the field of atomic energy, radio-ecology, nuclear and radiation physics, seismology.

Because scientists have a unique experimental base, it is believed that the centre has serious prospects for nuclear power development in Kazakhstan.

Of course, it is unlikely to revive the former glory of the Kurchatov nuclear centre but seeks to participate in all innovative project related to mitigating the effects of nuclear explosions in the area.

Not accidentally hiking routes in the territory of the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site begins here – in the city, which was established works of the great Soviet scientists.

RIDDER

The history of the small town located in the northeast of Kazakhstan, at a foot of the Ivanov ridge, begins since 1786 when the prospecting party of mountain officer Philip Ridder has opened here a rich polymetallic deposit which has been named by Riddersky.

Almost 100 years later, the find of mountain officer Philip Ridder on advantage has been estimated by British millioner Lesli Urkvart, one of owners of Ridder mountain-industrial joint-stock company – on one of joint-stock company meetings in 1914 he said: “I doubt that on light there is other mining enterprise, which as pervasive as Ridder!”

This city is rich not only due city bowels, but also its vicinities. In territory of the West Altay reserve, at height of 2000 meters there is a nature sanctuary. Stone sculptures of the most freakish forms here have stiffened. It is a museum of stones-giants.

The glory about them was carried far outside of Kazakhstan. The stone fairy tale begins there where mighty ridges – Vysheivanovsky, Ulbinsky, Turgusunsky, Lineysky, Holzun and Koksuysky. From here take the sources many Altay rivers.

Nature sanctuaries involve tourists. Through Ridder pass tens tourist routes. This is the reason to put this city on the list of priority places which need to be visited first of all. Think of what way there have passed old residents of these places and, probably, you want to hear legends one and told here. Good luck!

SEMEY

Stretched on both coast of Irtysh, the city of Families (the former Semipalatinsk) is considered spiritual capital of Kazakhstan.

Located on crossing of transport arteries it remains an important link of international trade. Officially the city was born in 1718 when under Peter’s decree of the first the fortress has been constructed.

But even earlier here there was the Buddhist monastery consisting f seven temples-chambers. In museum of local lore it is possible to see a breadboard model of an old fortress.

At it was three collars: Semipalatinsk, Ust-Kamenogorsky and Yamyshevsky. Have escaped only Yamyshevsky one. It has hung a padlock weighing 7, 830 kg.

The castle was preserved; it is represented in the museum exposition. A striking landmark of the modern city has a new suspension bridge over the Irtysh.

The guests of the city will be interesting to State Literature and Memorial Museum and the Museum of Abay and Dostoevsky. The Museum of Fine Arts Family Nevzorovyh stored, including original works Tropinin, Shishkin, Levitan, Serov, Repin and Korovin.

Preserved in Semey old fire-tower. Very popular children’s biological centre, uniting the zoo, arboretum and workshops for young naturalists. An evolving service, modern hotels, numerous restaurants, cafes, bards with exquisite Kazakh.

Asian and European cuisine will satisfy the most discriminating tastes and make your stay in Semey comfortable and memorable. Main attractions:

Stella in honor of 250 anniversary of the Semipalatinsk. In 1973 to celebrate the 250 anniversary of the founding of the city was built 18-meter stele.

Square monuments. Here you can find monuments, once scattered throughout the city. Chapel of St. Nicholas. Today the actions of the chapel is located on the left bank of the Irtysh River near the railway bridge.

Resurrection Cathedral. Resurrection Cossack church was built in 1857 – 1860 years on the initiative of a retired Cossack sergeant Mitrofanov, Kazakova, Yamyshevsky gate. This monument of architecture of XVIII century became one of the first structures Semipalatnoy fortress.

The building is headquarters of the Eastern Military District. Today, the headquarters is located in one of the most beautiful buildings of Semey. Historical Museum. The former governor’s house and now History Museum was built in 1856 by order of the Governor Protsenko.

The area of the Abay. On the square Abaya today is pure white, like a fairy-tale castle building drama theatre.

Suspension bridge over the Irtysh River. This bridge is the world’s Suspension bridge. Victory Memorial. 9 May 1985 to 40^th anniversary of Victory in the centre of the park was a monument-a monument in honor of local resident who died in the Great Patriotic War. Monument this is Stronger than Death. August 29, 2001 on the island of colonel is open memorial to the victims of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site.

One-minaret stone mosque. Istanbul was built by architect Gabdulla Effendi.

Twice-minarets stone Mosque. Worship is one of the most beautiful in the country of monuments.

UST-KAMENOGORSK

Ust-Kamenogorsk (Өскемен) is the center of the East Kazakhstan area. It is on a place of merge of the rivers Irtysh and Ulba. At first it was the fortress put by major Liharevym in 1720.

The name of the major is carried now by one of city streets. In May, 1720 Ivan Liharev who has been dressed up under the nominal decree of Peter I expedition, has gone to Lake Zaisan. Lake has reached safely, but the further way across Black Irtysh has blocked big Dzhungar group. The attack has been beaten easily off, however to move further strongly shoaled Irtysh hasn’t allowed. Expedition has turned back.

On August, 12^th, 1720 the military group of the Russian army has arrived to a place of merge of the rivers Irtyshs and Ulba where works on fortress building have begun. It is considered to be this day of the basis of a city of Ust-Kamenogorsk.

And here in the autumn of 1720 on this place where merge Irtysh and Ulba, by order of Liharev the fortress Ust-Kamenaya, called so has been put because in this place Irtysh as though escaped from a mouth of stone mountains and further rolled the waters on plain.

At the moment Ust-Kamenogorsk is the largest industrial, scientific and educational centre of East Kazakhstan. The innovative potential of this city is boundless. It knowingly is considered most “advanced” in many spheres – in economy, culture. In a city museum, theatrical, sports life rages. Sports front view in Ust-Kamenogorsk is ice hockey.

It even have nicknamed “a hockey smithy”. It is a lot of the hockey players who have left Ust-Kamenogorsk, played and plays for Russian teams and NHL clubs. The city is famous for the quays and parks, in it there are traditions which aren’t present anywhere in Kazakhstan.

Practically every month here there are new monuments and constructions. Ust-Kamenogorsk much more advances other regions of Kazakhstan in sphere of a city sculpture. And all see that the imagination of townspeople is inexhaustible.

And not casually here there was an inscription “Kazakhstan” which is now visible from all ends of a city. Sportsmen direct to it, competing with each other for the right to win difficult competitions on run, it will shine an everyday life of townspeople which understand that there is a sense even in ordinary life to aspire to height.

Look at this city as it is beautiful – from the plane, from train windows. You can not live here, you can glance here only in transit, but you for ever keep ability to dream and create because in this city you can touch the present creativity.

Look, as local people as quiveringly they look after the city and how friendly they have a rest. It will not want to you with it with all to leave. That is why it also costs forever – on winds, on snow. But looks bravely forward as the people those established this city many years ago.

AK-BAUR

This is astronomical complex, the Altai Stonehenge. It is in 30 km from Ust-Kamenogorsk, in the upper stream of Ak-Baur at the foot of the mountain Kurzhimbay. Not far away in the granite massif is the grotto that has preserved the symbols and signs, describing the moment of landing an ancient spacecraft. The stone steps leading to the grotto, also associated with cosmological symbolism.

Among the symbols of the cave is full of crosses – symbols of the sun. Most likely, this celestial map, which she was seen by our ancestors. Writings confirm the findings of scientists that there were systematic astronomical observations, and the schematic Neolithic petroglyphs show the birth of pictographic writing.

At one of the rock are artificial hole. If one of them pours water, then at sunrise on the day of the vernal equinox the sun reflected beam and falls into the upper hole. Near this rock is a large stone. It is also the hole. Like billiard balls. And it is possible that for sacrifices. Perhaps it is only a mold for the molten ore ancient metallurgists. It also found ingots ore of the same shape stone holes.

On the territory of the found the remains of blast furnaces, some – small, in their chamber to accommodate one or two people, others – just huge. A few hundred meters from this place are petroglyphs depicting local animals: deer, ibex and argali.

ABLAYNSKIT

This is the ruins of the fortress-monastery Dzhungarian Ablaynskit. The emergence of these churches is explained by the policy development in the XVII century conquered lands Oirat feudal lords and the establishment of their control over the emerging trade routes from Russia to China.

On the construction of this fortress was first reported Fyodor Baikov, who wintered in Ablai Khan. In 1735, the Russian Vasily Shishkov surveyor made the first plan and sketches of the temple. Here were discovered manuscript laid the foundation for the Asiatic Museum in St. Petersburg. Ablaynskit at the beginning of a pentagonal building built of slate tiles and pieces of granite in the mud.

The building was surrounded by stone walls, remnants of which survived until our days and a rectangular gray eminence of land with a lot of piece of brick and clay glazed vessels. There are also fragments of pottery and semi-circular in cross section of tiles and fragments of clay lining, sometimes with a floral ornament, arranged in the from of scalloped ridges. Approximately 30 m northwest of the main elevation has 2 big holes: semi-circular moat and a wall on which are large blocks of granite in front of the pit are the same block bearing traces of fire.

Residence lamas and members of the aristocracy is a very bloated, elevation, irregular quadrangular shape. The elevation is composed of earth, the wreckage of gray and red brick.

AUSTRIAN ROAD

Austrian road (also called old Austrian road) got its name because it was built during the First World War Austrian prisoners of war. Currently, most of the roads destroyed, it can be used to get from village to village just Terekty Urunhayka.

Today it is hard to imagine that the track at a height of more than 2000 meters above sea level could pave the pick and shovel I hand. They say that people died here countless times: who broke down, who were buried by stones, and who could not resist and unbearable burden.

They say the road, a thin thread climbs the mountain passes and ridges, also designed the prisoner of war – Austrian engineer who had once been built something similar at home in the Alps. Since then, the road and called the Austrian.

The road is really unique – it goes through the Marble, Altai and Burhatsky passes Markakol Lake, river valley of Kara-Koba, crosses the north branch of the Silk Road that crosses through the valley of the other amazing rivers – Bukhtarma.

From this view of the enormous dunes Kyzylkum located on the Chinese side. Hence, if lucky, in sunny weather you can see the legendary, biceps Belukha – the highest point of the Altai and Siberia.

On this road there are up to 16 different bridges, ferries. Many of them regularly demolish turbulent flowing mountain streams, destroying the time, but they recovered the man again.

BUKHTARMA

Bukhtarma – a mountain river in East Kazakhstan – forms Buhtarminsky reservoir. Since its formation Bukhtarma reservoir affects the rest natural beauty of East Kazakhstan. The road from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Blue Bay meanders among the most beautiful mountain scenery and passes through Osinovsky pass.

On the way to Bukhtarma meets many beekeepers that sell honey Bukhtarma edge with exceptional healing properties and appreciating far outside of East Kazakhstan. Buhtarminsky reservoir formed in the early sixties hydroelectric dam on the river Bukhtarma.

Irtysh, for its size – one of the largest artificial lakes of the world: consists of two parts: the river – along the valley of the Irtysh River, and Lake Zaisan, on the sport that produced a broad reach. In Bukhtarma reservoir is good for fishing: peled, ripus, pike, perch, bass, sarozhka, grayling, ide, carp, salmon, white salmon, trout, burbot, goldilocks, crucian carp, bream. Very often, saying river Bukhtarma refers Bukhtarma reservoir.

On the shore of the reservoir, you can find not only a comfortable rest on the modern tourist bases, but the corners of wildlife. Tourist centers are located mostly in the north-western tip of the reservoir; the remaining part of it is perfect for eco-tourism.

Even came to rest at the hostel, you can arrange s hike in the woods or mountains. The water in the reservoir is almost always warm, but for fans of extreme sports are the rock from which you can dive.

BERELSKY MOUND

Far outside Kazakhstan are known today Berelsky mound. They are housed in seven miles southwest of the same name on the third terrace above the flood picturesque alpine valley. She rises above sea level on the absolute height of 1120 meters. This valley is bounded Bukhtarma rivers flowing into it Ak Berel Bulanty and Sohatuha.

So what shook the world Berelsky mound? The largest of them buried Scythian royal couple and 13 horses. The front suspension Berelsky horse simply magnificent, because it is made of nickel silver, bronze, brass, gold, natural horsehair.

All found there are works of art – from jewelry to horse equipment – made of wood, richly covered with gold. If you rely on written sources, including Herodotus, the territory of modern Kazakhstan Altai, which stretches down to Zaisansk valley, inhabited by “tribes griffins guarding the gold.”

Here, scientists believe, was held Jade path leading up to the Silk. At the same time, the tribes living in the Kazakhstan Altai can be traced to the period of formation rannegunnskogo cultural complex. The fact that Herodotus described them as “vultures, guarding the gold,” explained quite simply.

These people were caught in the Altai gold, which produced different products in animal style. The main motive of art – the image poluptits-poluzverey griffins. For example, in the king’s burial was found the royal standard in the form of sculpture griffin.

KIIN-KIRISH

If you need to rent a Hollywood action movie, go here. Get off Zaisan basin and turn into desert. And now you see these extraordinary hills. Kiin-Kirish called flaming planet, fiery Mars. There just are not seeing the shades – from pale yellow to Blazing.

This is the mountain Kiin-Kirish that the Kazakh sounds like a proud, handcome. Look at her – and see how carefully she has preserved imprints of ancient flora and fauna of the early paleogene.

Here’s palm print, but-crocodile. Such coloring clay rocks formed in a hot humid tropical climate of the Mesozoic, the scientists say. This means that sometime in the East Kazakhstan noise rainforests.

In 1959, for the first time found a dinosaur egg shells, and later – much destroyed bone remains of small dinosaur. To the east of the Burning Adyry at the foot of the ridge Saur in the shales of permian age (260 million years ago) there are imprints of plants, invertebrates and ancient marine fish.

In the foothills of Saura bone remains were found three-toed horse – hipparions, giraffes, rhinos, gazelles, predators that lived about 10 million years ago.

Kiin-Kirish unique, this monument has no equal either in Asia or in Europe. Kiin-Kirish is a special ritual space where ancient sacrifices were carried out in our time it became a place of pilgrimage for tourists.