In order to meet aliens, tourists do not need to save money for a flight into space. As it turned out, supernatural phenomena, ghosts, UFOs and other miracles in the Chelyabinsk region are not so rare. The list of "anomalous zones" in the Ural region was created by employees of the Sredneuralskaya Research Group "Yekaterinburg-Kosmopoisk". The collection of wonders of the Urals includes more than 50 points on the maps of Tyumen, Kurgan, Perm, Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions, as well as the Republic of Bashkiria. In their work, the participants of "Cosmopoisk" collected and summarized stories of local residents, local legends, as well as operational reports of law enforcement officers.
Many anomalous zones have been found in the Chelyabinsk region. The most frequently mentioned of them is Arkaim. It should be reminded that this is an ancient settlement located in the south of the region in a foothill valley near the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains.
In legends, this place is called the main spiritual center of ancient Siberia and the Urals. Following the scientists in Arkaim, psychics, prophets, members of various religious sects, and just people, thirsting for healing and enlightenment, followed. All of them unanimously declare the uniqueness and strength of the local energy. In Arkaim, in fact, various energy phenomena are not uncommon. By the way, they have not only a fantastic, but also a completely scientific geophysical explanation: Arkaim stands on the site of a once active paleovolcano.
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it has now been recognized: here is the ancestral home of the ancient Aryans, which scientists have been looking for for so long in a vast territory from the Danube steppes to the Irtysh region; it happened here on the verge of the III-II millennium BC. The division of the Aryans into two branches, the Indo-Iranian and the Iranian, has long been "calculated" by linguists ... Mahomet. It sounds like nothing to itself: Zarathushtra is a Uralian, our fellow countryman ?!
But even if you restrain your imagination and slow down your emotions, even then the South Ural find of archaeologists borders on a miracle. After all, this is one of those discoveries that force scientists to reconsider for decades - if not centuries - the built system of views on a vast and ideologically important area of \u200b\u200bresearch. The phenomenon of Arkaim forced historians to change their ideas about the Bronze Age on the territory of the Ural-Kazakhstan steppes. Now it turned out that they were not the backyards of the world that was entering the era of civilization: the high level of development of metallurgy provided this region a very noticeable place in the cultural space stretching from the Mediterranean to present-day Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Mysterious places and anomalous zones of the Chelyabinsk region .jpg)
TAMERLAN TOWER
Another South Ural anomaly is the Tamerlane Tower or the Kesene Mausoleum. This is one of the oldest structures of the fortress type, located in the Urals, which is located in the steppe near the village of Varna, southeast of Chelyabinsk. It is assumed that the red brick tower of extraordinary strength was built no later than the 14th century. Historians are still arguing about the purpose of the majestic tower-mausoleum, who cannot come to a common opinion.
Mount Kruglitsa
The highest point in all (1178 m above sea level).
It is located 19 km northeast of Zlatoust.
Distance from Chelyabinsk - 140 km, from Yekaterinburg - 260 km.
Ilmeny - Turgoyak - Taganay - Urenga. Chrysostom. Coordinates: 55.316667 ° N sh. 59.833333 ° E etc.
The mountain got its name for its characteristic rounded shape. The top of Kruglitsa is called the Bashkir cap for its resemblance to the Turkic headdress. Kruglitsa is also called Kruglaya Sopka, Krugly Taganai and even the Mandarin Hat for a characteristic knob at the very top.
Mount Kruglitsa was described by Nicholas Roerich as a point of contact with the Cosmic Reason, like Mount Belukha in Altai and Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus. At the top of the mountain, in his opinion, is the focus of the Temple of Light.
Kruglitsa is much lower than its two sisters in height, the conditions of stay here are much more comfortable. Climbing, you need to sit down more comfortably and certainly for a couple of hours to perceive cosmic energy. Enough for a long time.
From Kruglitsa you can admire Zlatoust, the Otkliknaya ridge, Mount Itsyl,. It is visible from there in good weather and Lake Turgoyak with the city of Miass.
A giant geoglyph was found in the area of \u200b\u200bthe lake.
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The origin of the toponym - From the Bashkir Yurak-Kul. Yurak or yөrāk means heart.
Russian encyclopedic scientist Peter Pallas wrote: “In the corner between them there is a mediocre Satka-Tau mountain, which seems to be a separated part of a large and spacious up Bolshaya Satka to the south of the lying Yurak-Tau mountain ...
Yurak-Tau means heart-mountain, and it seems that it got its name due to the raised blunt top, which is completely naked and rocky. On this mountain lies the memorable lake Yurak-Kul, into which many streams flow and from which Big Satka flows. " Over time, Yurak-Kul was transformed into Zyurak-Kul, and then Zyuratkul. There is also another version of the origin of the name of the reservoir. Not far from it there is an old cemetery, therefore it is called Zyuratkul - Lake near the cemetery (Bashk. Zyurat - cemetery, Bashk. Kul - lake.
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GEOGLYPH ON LAKE ZYURATKUL
In Russia, a huge geoglyph in the shape of an elk or a deer was discovered, which may be thousands of years older than the famous Nazca lines in Peru. The structure of stones is located in the area of \u200b\u200bLake Zyuratkul in the Satkinsky district of the Chelyabinsk region (South Urals). The photographs show an elongated muzzle, four legs and two horns. Satellite images from 2007 on Google Earth hint at the tail as well, but newer imagery does not show it as clearly.
SULEYA
Inhabitants of the village of Suleya in the Satka region, often encounter the "Bigfoot" in the forest. There is also a notorious swamp not far from Suleia: hairy creatures are also seen there. Getting caught in their eyes is considered a bad omen ...
Caves
The ancient underground city-ensemble Sikiyaz-Tamak on the banks of the Ay river contains 43 karst cavities of various sizes and shapes: caves, rock shelters and bridges, buried and semi-buried caves. Here were found traces of the presence of a person from all historical eras. No similar finds have been found on the territory of Russia.
SYNTHASHTA
The ancient ruins of the semi-legendary city of Sintashta and the burial mounds of the ancient Aryans were discovered in the 70s of the last century. Sintashta was repeatedly mentioned in ancient legends, and now some researchers consider it a mystical and spiritual place.
SUGOMAK CAVE
The Sugomak cave is located on the eastern slope of the Sugomak mountain, five kilometers from Kyshtym. It is the main local attraction and is a cavity, consisting of three grottoes, which are connected by narrow passages. The third grotto is partially filled with water. There cavers allegedly found small crustaceans unknown to science. And the representatives of "Cosmopoisk" with the help of the echo sounder found here at least three strange objects under the silt. The echo sounder showed that disc-shaped hollow structures of unknown origin lie in the lake at a depth of 8 meters. Still under water there are flooded passages leading, in all likelihood, to new sections of the cave. In the Urals, the Sugomak Cave is the only cavity that has been carved out of marble by water. The very same mountain, in which the Sugomak cave is located, is considered a "place of power". Local psychics come here to "recharge their energy".
The spring of St. Aulias
Located near Chebarkul near Lake Aushkul and the village of Starobayramgulovo. Beats from under Mount Aushkul.
Distance from Chebarkul - 60 km, from Chelyabinsk - 140 km, from Ufa - 250 km.
- Turgoyak - Taganay - Urenga. Chebarkul. Coordinates: 54 ° 43 "12" N 59 ° 42 "19" E
The source is located about 200 meters above the ground and you can reach it along the gentle slope of Mount Aushtau (Aush-Tash). Further, a steep road leads to the top of the mountain, which is 646 meters high. There are gazebos for prayers, which are constantly full of Muslims, and three graves lined with stones.
On one of the graves there is a granite slab with an inscription in ancient Arabic: "This is a preacher of faith - Sheikh Muhammet Mignan Alusa - 1258 during the time of Berke Khan - the state of Berke Khan." The slab was brought from Bishkek in 1905 and installed to replace the existing one. The tombs of saints Aulia and Divana are located nearby. This is how the classical Islamic triad was formed: Sheikh is a teacher, Aulia is a saint, Divana is a blessed one. The mountain and its shrines are known to Muslims all over the world. In Bashkir, the source is called Auliya shishmakhe (Әүliә shishmәһe), which means “The Source of the Holy One”.
Every year, in the spring ...
The Aulia spring hits only once a year, in spring when the snow melts. It starts in May and lasts only about three weeks. The spring water is very soft. Many people notice healing properties of the spring water: it normalizes metabolism, increases physical and mental performance, strengthens the immune system and slows down the aging process. Do not count all the diseases from which the water of St. Aulia helps people - psoriasis, kidney and gall bladder stones, allergies, heart diseases ...
For many years in the spring, thousands of people have come to the spring to stock up on healing water. Every year, thousands of pilgrims from all over Russia and even from other states come to Mount Aushtau (Aush-Tash). Sometimes a healing spring beats for a whole month. Water in the spring can be found at other times of the year, but it is believed that it does not have the same healing power as in May.
LAKE SHAYTANKA
The lake with the ominous name Shaitanka is located not far from Asha. It is remarkable, as usual, for its furious legends. So, according to one of them, the reservoir is considered bottomless (officially they say about a depth of 200 meters), according to the other, a certain "monster" lives in its depths, and the third ascribes frequent UFO sightings to the lake. In fact, it is difficult to talk about whether the place is "abnormal" or just myths.
For example, sometimes groundwater begins to rise sharply and splash, as it were, over the edge of the Shaitanka, flooding the surrounding area with a mass of peat, emitting an unbearable stench. At the same time, the water in the lake seems to boil. All these phenomena were previously associated with the intrigues of evil spirits, and therefore gave the lake the appropriate name. And now the locals, already well-versed in matters of esotericism and extrasensory perception, say they say there is bad energy.
Mount Yurma
The extreme northern point of the South Urals. The mountain refers to
Distance from Karabash - 8 km, from Chelyabinsk - 90 km, from Miass - 55 km, from Ekatenrinburg - 180 km.
Lake District. Karabash. Coordinates: 55 ° 30'36 ″ N 60 ° 0'27 ″ E
Mount Yurma is located north of the Bolshoi Taganay ridge. At the same time, Yurma is the southernmost and highest peak of the Yurma ridge of the same name. The height of Jurma is 1009 meters above sea level.
It is customary to draw the northern border of the Southern Urals along it.
From Bashkir most often the word "Yurma" is translated as "Don't go". It is in this imperative mood. According to one version, this name is connected with the fact that in the old days the places around Yurma were very difficult to walk. Swamp and deep forest. Therefore, it was quite difficult to get to Yurma.
According to another version, Yurma was a sacred and forbidden mountain. Therefore, not everyone was allowed to climb it. In this case, Yurma is no different from Iremel, who was also forbidden for a long time.
There is also a version that deduces the name Yurma from the Bashkir "yүrmә" - "dense forest", as well as from the name of the Bashkir tribe Yurmata. A ridge with this name exists in the interfluve of Belaya and Nugush.
The mountain and ridge of Yurma are very popular with tourists. Climbing it, of course, is not done as often as on Taganai, but all the same, the folk path to Yurma does not overgrow.
At the top of the plateau, overgrown with a low, "park" forest. Near Jurma there are numerous rocky outcrops that attract tourists even more than the mountain itself. For example, two rocks, called the Devil's Gate, located on the slope of Yurma, are widely known and popular.
Miass anomalous zone
The zone is located in the Ural ridge near the city of the same name. Once in this area, tourists feel an attack of inexplicable horror.
Distance from Chelyabinsk - 115 km, from Yekaterinburg - 220 km, from Ufa - 282 km.
- Turgoyak - Taganay - Urenga. Miass. Coordinates: 55 ° 5′54 ″ N 60 ° 6′10 ″ E
Since the beginning of the XIX century. in the vicinity of Miass, mining, gold and marble are being mined.
Numerous tourists, travelers, locals and explorers of the Urals have repeatedly reported attacks of inexplicable horror that attacked them in a certain place. Geologists associate anomalous manifestations with karst sinkholes, experts in anomalous zones attribute the inexplicable proximity of the V.P. Makeev State Rocket Center.
In this center, the "Kozyrev's mirrors", which later became famous, were discovered - a kind of apparatus for traveling to other worlds.
Engineers have built a unique "cosmodrome" in Miass for testing this apparatus, which is a set of spiral mirror planes. Many researchers believe that this device has a great future. However, not a single experiment was completed. During the experiments, the subjects experienced strange psychophysical sensations, felt themselves transported to other worlds and time, after which they had a feeling of some danger and the experiment was always interrupted.
Anomaly specialists believe that an anomalous zone appeared in the Miass area as a side effect of the invention of a unique apparatus.
Tomb of Evdokia Makhankova (Saint Dunyasha)
The miraculous grave of blessed Evdokia Makhankova.
Located in the village of Chudinovo, Oktyabrsky district.
Distance to Chelyabinsk is 70 km, from Oktyabrsky - 30 km, from Yekaterinburg - 280 km, from Orsk - 480 km.
The grave of Evdokia Makhankova, better known among the people as Saint Dunyasha (Dunyushka), turned the small village of Chudinovo in the Oktyabrsky district into a place of pilgrimage. People come here not only from the Chelyabinsk region, but also from other regions.
Evdokia Makhankova has not been canonized to date, documents are being collected on her canonization. But many already consider her a saint for her righteous lifestyle and for the fact that she grants miraculous healing after her death. Many come to Dunyasha just for help, someone just wants to bow to the grave of the local righteous woman.
From word of mouth, information is passed on how Dunyasha helped in healing diseases, having children, finding a family, financial and housing issues.
There is no need to bring photographs to Dunyasha's grave - they say that Dunyasha herself will understand who needs help and in what. At the same time, Dunyasha is picky and will not help someone who is "unwanted" by her.
They notice that often during a visit to Dunyushka's grave, strange things happen. For example, the sun suddenly begins to shine brightly during the rain.
The grave of Evdokia is located in the old village cemetery of the village of Chudinovo. A mini-chapel has been erected around it. The chapel appeared here through the efforts of enthusiasts who repeatedly came here and knew that the grave was in no way protected from snow, wind, rain, and the scorching sun. It was decided to build a chapel in the form of a large greenhouse. It is warm, light and dry. In addition, the territory around the grave was ennobled - a path to the grave was laid out, a garden was laid out.
Saint Simeonovsky (Novo-Tikhvin) monastery
The monastery is not active.
Established: between about 1860 and about 1860.
Kasli district, 15 km to the forest from Bulzi village.
Distance from Chelyabinsk - 198 km, from Yekaterinburg - 100 km.
Lake District. Bulsey. Coordinates: 56 ° 9′50 ″ N 61 ° 5′53 ″ E
A mysterious, anomalous church, popularly called the Church of Freedom, is a place where instruments fail, the compass does not work, in the undergrounds of which there is a secret that six nuns were not given out and were shot, whose souls are still hovering around the church. It is here, according to assurances, that the revival of human civilization will take place.
Geophysicists with their instruments, together with dowsers with their frames, walked around the contours of the cathedral and received signals about the presence of underground galleries. Detailed studies were carried out on the site in front of the apse. It turned out that from under the altar hall of the temple two underground passages... Their general direction is deep into the once densely built up monastery territory. This direction is consistent with the location of some dry wells, as if they, these wells, are either ventilation devices or exits from the dungeons.
Moving stone in Mezhozersk
An unusual stone is located in the Verkhneuralsky region, near the village of Mezhozerny.
There is an interesting stone in the Verkhneuralsky district - it turns. One of the tourists accidentally drew attention to this: “Once I sat on it, and when I got there after about a year, I noticed that the stone had risen. He came six months later - the stone changed its position even more. He stood even more upright. The stone is ellipse-shaped, of decent size, there is no way to turn it by hand ... "
There are no legends or traditions about the stone and this place either. At present, the stone, which once lay flat on the ground, has stood almost upright. Although, according to the law of gravitation, on the contrary, it should rather tend to the ground. If Vladimir Shibeko who wrote to us a few years ago could sit quietly on this cobblestone, now it is almost impossible to do this.
Mount Leshachya
It is located in the Karagai pine forest approximately in the middle of the steppe zone of the plain trans-Ural spaces of the Chelyabinsk region, along the sixtieth meridian, where the Ural-Tobolsk watershed passes.
Distance from Verkhneuralsk - 44 km, from Chelyabinsk - 160 km, from Magnitogorsk - 90 km.
Here, in many places, large granite-gneiss massifs are exposed, up to 350 m high, and sometimes up to 450 m above sea level and, often, covered with pine forests, and in depressions with birch pegs.
Almost in the very center of the forest is Mount Leshachya, an altitude of 514 m above sea level.
The mountain is notable for the fact that it is literally covered with various kinds of legends and myths. According to widespread legends, witches held their sabbaths on the top of the mountain, witches gathered from everywhere and performed their rituals on the appointed day.
For example, before the revolution, on the eve of the holidays of Kolyada and Ivan Kupala, guards were specially set up around the mountain in order to prevent women who were going to perform pagan rituals here.
Interest was also aroused by the stories of tourists that navigation equipment malfunctions on the top of the mountain.
Kiselevskaya, a cave, a geological and geomorphological natural monument of regional significance (since 1985).
A horizontal karst cavity of a grotto type of complex shape.
Laid in a massif of light gray Paleozoic limestones of the Upper Devonian - Lower Carboniferous.
Located on the right bank of the Sim River, 4 km northeast of railway station the city of Ashi.
The entrance to the cave is located at the bottom of a corrosion-sinkhole funnel measuring 7.5x9 m and a depth of 6 m, formed on the eastern slope of the Kiselevsky log at an altitude of about 70 m from the channel of the stream flowing here. A narrow irregularly shaped inlet with dimensions of 0.6x1.5 m is oriented to the west; immediately behind it opens the 1st grotto of the cave (Wintering Bats). The length of the grotto is 35 m, the width is up to 10 m, the maximum height is 20 m. In the cold season, numerous ice stalactites and stalagmites (up to 50-70 cm high) form in the grotto, the walls are covered with snow crystals.
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The cave is marked by various anomalous phenomena. According to speleologists, they saw different light effects in the cave, allegedly there are distortions in the perception of time.
Rock Stone Gate
A bizarre rock not far from Kyshtym.
Located in the south of a small ridge, at the western end of Teplaya Mountain.
Distance from Chelyabinsk - 95 km, from Kyshtym - 20 km, from Karabash - 15 km.
Lake District. Kyshtym. Coordinates: N 55 ° 38.922 "E 60 ° 17.021"
This miracle of nature is made up of granite-gneisses, which, in the process of weathering, formed a window in the rocky monolith. By the appearance and structure of gneisses, it can be assumed that the Gate has existed in this form for more than one millennium.
The stone gate is also called the Dragon-stone, the Dragon's Wings, the Hole-stone - all this is the same rocky outlier on the Teplaya mountain. The origin of all these names is explained by the shape of the rock and human imagination. The name Stone Gate is considered the most ancient, and all the others are relatively modern.
Once the Stone Gate was considered a sacred place where made wishes come true. Since ancient times, hunters have come here to beg for luck, to make their weapons more accurate and deadly. Now people come here to look, be surprised at the rock, as well as the magnificent views from the mountain to the surroundings. Fans of esoteric teachings claim that the rock is still a kind of energy point - a "place of power".
Although geographically located in Bashkiria, in terms of its significance, it is one of the most famous natural monuments of the entire Urals. You can enter Iremel from the Chelyabinsk region. Since ancient times, peoples and tribes have distinguished Iremel from other peaks and treated it with special respect. However, everything is in order, first I will give short geographic information: Iremel mountain range is located in the northeast of the Uchalinsky region. A small section of the border with the Chelyabinsk region runs tangentially to the northern and western edges of the base of the mountain. Iremel is located in the zone of the highest elevations and is part of the Ural-Tau axial ridge. Distinguish between Big and Small Iremel, which rise on the common foundation of the massif, oriented in relation to the cardinal points from north-east to south-west with a total length of about 13 km. Mount Bolshoi Iremel has a height of 1582 meters (Summit "Wild Boar") and is the second highest point in the Southern Urals (second only to Yaman-Tau - 1640 m). The slopes and peaks of Iremel rise above the boundaries of the forest belt and represent the subalpine and alpine belt. (height 1449 m) are separated by a characteristic saddle about a kilometer wide.
In the ancient popular Bashkir epic, you can read about how Mount Iremel arose. In it, the main character Ural-Batyr fights against the padishah Azraki and his army: divas (i.e. evil spirits) and dragons. Having destroyed everyone, Ural-Batyr piled their fallen bodies into heaps, which later became the Ural mountains. The biggest heap was Iremel. During the confrontation, the hero died from poisoning, and his children had to take swords in their hands. According to the legend, they cut through Iremel, and rivers flowed out of it: Belaya and Ural.
Legends are legends, but the Russian settlers, who began to populate the Chelyabinsk region, treated the mountain with no less respect than the locals. And as some clergy note, before the revolution, no one was surprised that in a dry year the people gathered and walked in the procession to ask for rain on Iremel.
There are many wonderful stories and rumors today. Sports tourists, wandering esotericists and just curious people have flooded the mountain lately. Some jokingly, some in all seriousness, tell their stories about Iremel. Some believe that this is a "portal", "energy center" and come here to "recharge". Others believe that in ancient times Iremel was used for human sacrifice by the servants of dark cults and are looking for ancient temples here. Ufologists, of whom there are also quite a few, claim that somewhere there is an underground UFO base and claim that they regularly see "flying saucers". Sorcerers and psychics come to Iremel to collect magical plants. For example, it is only here that Rhodiola Iremelica, listed in the Red Book, grows. This plant, which is also called the "golden root", is part of many alchemical recipes for immortality.
It is highly discouraged to stay at the top overnight ...
Address: Republic of Bashkortostan, Uchalinsky district, 9 km. to the North-West from the village. Baysakalovo
Coordinates: 54 ° 32 "1" N 58 ° 52 "42" E
Humanoid Alyoshenka (Kyshtym)
A strange humanoid creature was found in 1996 in a village near Kyshtym. A local madwoman was the first to discover the humanoid. “Walking” through the cemetery at night, she saw a lonely baby next to the churchyard and decided to take him home.
Lake District. Kyshtym. Coordinates: 55 ° 42′20 ″ N 60 ° 32′51 ″ E
The old woman named him "Alyoshenka" and began to care for the humanoid creature, as for an adopted son.
After the death of the humanoid creature, the pathologist Stanislav Samoshkin made a sensational conclusion that the creature has nothing to do with the human species: “The head is assembled like a water lily, helmet-shaped and composed of only four bone plates. And the human skull consists of six plates, no matter how mutant or freak it is. The bones are not cartilaginous, but quite normal, tubular. Which is simply impossible for a human baby. "
The adherents of the UFO theory unanimously recognized "Alyoshenka" as an alien from another planet. Their theory is also confirmed by the fact that the humanoid's body disappeared without a trace, and the people involved in this case tragically died one after another.
Mount Sugomak
An attraction near the town of Kyshtym. The mountain has two peaks. The height of the highest point of Mount Sugomak is 590 meters. There are no trees on the mountain, so there is a good view from here.
Distance from Chelyabinsk - 150 km, from Yekaterinburg - 150 km.
Lake District. Kyshtym. Coordinates: N 55 ° 43 "16" E 60 ° 26 "41"
Not far from Kyshtym is not high mountain with a bald rocky top. It's called Sugomak.
The height of Sugomak Mountain is close to 600 meters above sea level. On the one hand, even those who have never walked to the mountains will master the ascent, on the other hand, at least some physical preparation is needed if you want to reach the cherished peak, and not turn 180 degrees halfway to the cherished goal. The fact is that a well-trodden flat path leads to the top only at the beginning of the path. Then the initial ease and accessibility of the ascent is replaced by a sharp slope.
An interesting fact is that Mount Sugomak has not one, but three peaks. There is a saying among local residents: "The first hillock, the second hillock, the third is a mountain." Each peak has its own paths. Walking along these paths, we find ourselves in the kingdom of the relict mountain forest-steppe - a real botanical monument.
A wonderful panorama opens from each hillock. Kyshtym and Lake Sugomak lie at a glance.
Many consider Mount Sugomak a miraculous, so-called "place of power" that heals, fills with health and energy.
There are many variations of the legend about a strong and courageous batyr named Sugomak and a beautiful girl Egoza. But the main plot line boils down to the fact that the relatives of the lovers are against their union, they belong to two warring families.
Despite all the prohibitions and obstacles, Sugomak and Egoza began to live together away from their tribes. But this decision only increased their relatives' hostility to each other. Then the young man and the girl turned to the gods for help. They begged for peace and harmony. The wish came true, but at what cost! The gods turned the lovers into two mountains (Sugomak and Egoza), standing side by side.
And the tears they shed from unhappy love formed beautiful lake Sugomak.
They say that the Bashkirs still believe in the magical power of the lake and try to come here with their babies to dip them into the waters of the lake. Perhaps they dream of their sons becoming as strong as Sugomak, and their daughters as beautiful as Egoza.
Rock Devil's Tooth
Large stone outlier. Not far from Kyshtym, on a small hill, on the left side of the old road Yegusta-Ushaty, there is a rocky ridge that crowns.
Distance from Chelyabinsk - 100 km, from Kyshtym - 25 km, from Yekaterinburg - 135 km.
Lake District. Kyshtym. Coordinates: N 55 ° 39.037 "E 60 ° 11.699"
The Devil's Tooth is a vertical 25-meter rock. The entire stone ridge is also called the Devil's Settlement. These names are given to the rocks for their bizarre shape. Many of them are legendary.
The height of the steep cliffs reaches 20 meters, and the total length of the stone ridge is about 100 meters.
This place is far enough away from big cities, so it is not visited very much, only Kyshtym tourists and climbers occasionally hold their trainings and competitions here.
There is a legend that in ancient times rituals of sacrifices were performed here, but excavations were not carried out near the rocks. They say that the clock, compass and other devices in this place refuse to work or show incorrectly.
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND PHOTOS:
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Encyclopedia of anomalous zones in Russia.
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Group "Yekaterinburg-Cosmopoisk" Vkontakte.
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On the territory of our country there are regions in which a person feels somehow special. Once there, you can experience euphoria, rethink your life and spiritually cleanse yourself.
Believers call such places "prayed", mystics - zones of enlightenment, skeptics believe that magnetic fields are to blame.
There are thousands of places of power, here are the most famous of them:
central District
1. Lake Svetloyar (A) called "Russian Atlantis". According to legend, the founder of Kitezh, Prince Georgy Vsevolodovich, fleeing the advancing army of Batu, flooded his city and church utensils in these waters, and he himself died in the battle. Since then, Kitezh has become invisible, but righteous people can see lights in the depths of the lake and hear the ringing of bells. Svetloyar's water has an inexplicable ability to be stored in a vessel for many years without losing its exceptional purity, transparency and taste - and for this reason it is considered a saint.
How to get there:From Nizhny Novgorod through Borsky bridge along the Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov highway. We pass Semyonov (you can use the bypass, or you can directly through the city), then along the Kirov highway after 30 km there will be a right turn to Voskresenskoe. We drive another 10 km in the direction of Voskresenskoye to the sign "Vladimirskoye village, Lake Svetloyar".
2. Healing Springs Toad (B) and Twelve Keys (C) in the Tula region each have their own legend. As for the first, the Monk Macarius (he revived the Zhabynsky Monastery in 1615) is related to its origin - here under a young oak tree (by the way, the tree has survived to this day!) He saw a wounded Polish warrior who was dying of thirst, and struck earth, so that the life-giving source is clogged. According to legend, twelve keys were hammered in the burial places of the twelve sons of Elder Svirid, who fell on the Kulikovo field. Spring water never gets spoiled. It is also believed that if a person with faith in healing plunges into it headlong, then all his ailments will pass.
How to get there:Toad. From Tula by car to Belev, then follow the signs to the village of Zhabyn (7 km). Distance from Tula is about 130 km.
Twelve sources. From Tula by car to Venev, at the fork in the road, turn left, go to the sign to the springs, and then a kilometer straight across the field. Distance from Tula 70 km of asphalt and 1 km of dirt road.
3. Andrianov Sloboda and Adrianov-Assumption Monastery (D). As one of the fundamental formulas of Russian feng shui says, “a holy place is never empty,” which means that all serious places of power have been explored and used a long time ago. The recognition methods could be completely different: a pillar of fire that arose, a bell ringing heard, or an icon found in the forest. The founder of the monastery, the Monk Adrian Poshekhonsky, was once pointed out by an angel. According to those who have been here, the area is covered with an insanely uplifting, inspiring aura that gets rid of dark thoughts.
How to get there: The nearby cities of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl and Vologda, from them to the city of Peshekhonye, \u200b\u200bthen by bus to Andrianovaya Sloboda
4. Perynsky hill (F). One of the most serious places of power on the Russian Plain is located at the very sources of the Volkhov, in the ancient tract of Peryn. Once there was a large pagan sanctuary of the Eastern Slavs - the temple of the god of thunder and lightning Perun. After the baptism of Novgorod, in 991, a Christian church was erected on this place, and even later the Perynsky Monastery was founded here, which was ruined by the Swedes in 1611. To date, only one church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been preserved, which dates back to the beginning of the 13th century.
How to get there: The Peryn tract is located 4 km south of Veliky Novgorod, on the left bank of the Volkhov River.
5. Exact time of occurrence Shmarene Caves (G) not yet installed. Local residents have many legends, according to one of them the monastery of Solovetsky miracle workers was located here: hegumen Izosim and Savotey. Later, the dungeon became the abode of selected monks who “made relics”: they gradually reduced their dose of food and died, and their bodies became incorruptible. It is also known that in 1850 the peasant Vladimir Kostelev decorated the underground church with icons and held services here. Now the cells and auxiliary rooms of the monastery are also inhabited, but not by people - bats are sleeping upside down from the ceilings.
How to get there: From Kursk to the village of Shmarnoe (about 45 km).
Northern region (Karelia, Arkhangelsk Region-Solovki, Murmansk Region-Kola Peninsula, Leningrad Region)
6. Chardon archipelago in Karelia (A) make up about 40 small unpopulated islets of volcanic origin. Rock faults, rugged coastline, skerries, trees are twisted in a spiral by streams of energy, tumbled down and scorched by lightning, flowers all around and deafening silence.
How to get there:along the Bolshoye Onego Bay from the mainland, about 30-40 minutes by a good boat.
7. IslandKizhi (B) is a visiting card of Karelia. The world-famous architectural ensemble of many wooden churches, buildings and houses is located here. There is a legend that the buildings were made with only one ax, which was then thrown into the lake by the master. The most outstanding structure is the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (1714), crowned with a complex system of twenty-two large scaly domes and built without a single nail. Once upon a time ancient volcanoes raged in this area, later there were pagan places of power - cathedrals were erected on the site of ancient temples. Kizhi has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1990.
How to get there: In winter, getting to Kizhi is most problematic - at this time of the year, they use mainly a helicopter, which is delivered from the Peski airport. In the rest of the year - by motor ship from Petrozavodsk. "Meteora" on hydrofoils sail to the island in a short time (journey duration - 1.5 hours).
8. Balaam (C) world famous for the Orthodox monastery located on it, other aspects ancient history the islands are still poorly understood. There are many rumors: the megalithic walls, the temple of Veles, the runestone, Celtic crosses on the rocks, and many other things are mentioned. According to the Valaam legend, in ancient times, when the peoples living in the Ladoga area were just preparing to accept the Christian faith, the islands were even a gigantic pagan altar. Believe it or not is a purely personal matter, the fact remains: in terms of energy, this is a very strong place. Once in the local atmosphere, even a very skeptical person is able to appreciate this.
How to get there: From Petrozavodsk to the city of Sortavala by minibus or bus, then - by boat "Meteor". In the warm season, flights to Valaam are carried out daily. Attention! To visit the Valaam Monastery, you need to arrange a pilgrimage or tourist voucher.
9. Bolshoi Zayatsky Island on Solovki (D). There are 14 stone labyrinths built by an unknown people. Spiral-shaped stone structures of a round or oval shape reach 20 meters in diameter. People who have entered these structures experience a surge of vitality and normalize blood pressure. In men, brain activity improves, and women can be cured of infertility.
How to get there: From Arkhangelsk by plane to Vaskovo or Talagi airports. You can also get from Arkhangelsk to Solovki by boat. But often tickets for the ship are sold out by travel agencies and practically do not go on sale. One of the options is to buy a ticket for a motor ship without a seat and travel as a deck passenger.
Through Kem (Karelia). Take a train to the Kem station. Then from the railway station by bus # 1, minibus or taxi to Rabocheostrovsk, where the port is located. Then the boat can be reached in 2-4 hours.
Through Belomorsk. You can get to Belomorsk by train. It is closer than to Kemi. And then by Komet or a motor ship to Solovki.
10. Behind Seydozero (E) the reputation of the most mysterious reservoir of the Kola Peninsula has long and firmly established itself. The Saami also set a mystical halo - they considered this place sacred, which, in fact, was reflected in the name: "seid" in translation from Sami means "saint". Contemporaries found here traces of ancient buildings and a stone observatory (another mini-Stonehenge), as well as something like a meter-high runes carved on the coastal rocks. They say that in order to see the lake in all its glory, you need to talk to him and ask him well. In case of agreement, out of any fogs and snowstorms, valleys overgrown with branchy spruce trees, and stone banks, and a gigantic petroglyph on one of the cliffs, which, oddly enough, is of natural origin, will emerge.
How to get there: From Murmansk by road (bus or taxi) through Olenegorsk and Revda to the village of Lovozero. The distance from Murmansk to Lovozero is 200 km. Or from the railway station Olenegorsk by road (bus or taxi) through Revda to the village of Lovozero. The distance from Olenegorsk to Lovozero is 85 km.
There are two roads leading to the lake itself. One - through the lowland between the mountains Ninchurt and Kuamdespakhk, from the village of Lovozero - to the mouth of the Motka River, from where it is only two kilometers to Seydozero. The second road is from the village of Revda, from which you will have to walk on foot through the Elmorayok pass. But the ten-kilometer journey through the pass is difficult in itself, and in bad weather it is also dangerous.
11. Island Konevets (H) . The most energetically bright and most ancient point on the island is the Stone Horse, a glacial boulder weighing over 750 tons. The stone is a battered pre-Christian altar on which the best stallions of the herds were sacrificed to the spirits. Such measures were necessary to ensure the prosperity of the pastures. As you might guess, the stone gave the name to the entire island. Although there is another oddity here - the Serpent Mountain, which in ancient times served as a place of solitude and detachment from everything worldly. In the 18th century, the elders Zosima and Basilisk built their sketes here. Now, however, nothing remains of these buildings, only the energy has survived, taking away all thoughts and giving calmness, serenity and contemplation.
How to get there:From St. Petersburg along Priozerskoe highway. At 106 km you need to turn right at the sign in the direction of "Sovkhoz Pervomaysky", after 0.5 km to Fruit at the fork - to the left, then straight to the village. Zaostrovye, after passing the village. Zaostrovye, at the T-shaped intersection - to the right (dirt road), after 4 km - a fork, turn according to the sign “Vladimirskaya Bukhta 1 km”, after 1 km at the bus stop, turn left to the pier (60 m).
Or by train from Finland Station in the direction of Priozersk-Kuznechnoye, get to the station Gromovo. There is a bus from Gromovo to Vladimirskaya Bay. The bus runs twice a day, morning and evening.
Attention! Staying on the island of Konevets is possible only with the permission of the Pilgrimage Service of the Konevsky Monastery, with the personal blessing of the abbot of the monastery or his trustee.
12. Mon Repos Park(F) invented a huge glacier and two romantic barons. Translated from French, its name means "my vacation". They say that after finding in this "oasis of silence", people really do have their thoughts in order. Now the park is a cozy and in some places dilapidated system of paths, Chinese bridges and manor buildings. Mystical puzzles are located on the Island of Death, where the family tomb of several generations of the baron Nikolai's family is organized; in the grotto of Medusa, where the hermit's cell was originally conceived, and on the unique stone ridges of the Ice Age, sometimes reaching 20 meters in height.
How to get there:From St. Petersburg from Finlyandsky railway station by electric trains to Vyborg station or by regular buses from st. metro "Parnas" and "Devyatkino". In Vyborg, travel from the railway station by buses No. 1, 6.
Volga region (Tatarstan)
13. Island Sviyazhsk (A) is located at the confluence of the Sviyaga River with the Volga and is famous for the city on it, founded in 1551. The most fascinating thing here is the view from the mountain to the river and meadow distances, the Assumption Cathedral with rich paintings of the turn of the 16th-17th centuries, the oldest wooden Trinity Church in the region and the ruins of churches destroyed under Soviet rule and the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin.
How to get there: From Kazan about 30 km to the village of Vasilyevo, then on water transport... From the Sviyazhsk railway station (train "Kazan - Kanash"), which is located on the mainland, then by car along the dam with an asphalt road.
North Caucasian region (Krasnodar region)
14. Stone dolmens (A) in the villages of Vozrozhdenie and Pshada. In the area of \u200b\u200bGelendzhik there are stone structures built in the area of \u200b\u200bthe 3rd millennium BC by someone who does not understand and why. Contemporaries gave each lump a romantic name, like: "Hidden Possibilities", "Wisdom", "Harmony" and "Spirit". They say that next to these megalithic buildings many wishes come true and answers to questions come.
How to get there: From Gelendzhik by car or bus to the village of Pshada (a little under-reach, 4th km) or to the village of Vozrozhdenie (Zhane river), and then on foot to the mountains.
Ural
15. Ancient city of Arkaim (A). One of the most famous energy points in Russia is located in the Chelyabinsk region. In this place about four thousand years ago there was an ancient settlement clearly oriented by the stars in the form of two concentric circles. And although archaeologists did not find anything interesting here - only clay shards, tools and coals - what is not attributed to Arkaim. Scientists are quite serious about the origin of the Aryan race here and about the ancient observatory located here.
How to get there: From Chelyabinsk by train to Breda station. Then take the Bredy-Magnitogorsk bus to the sign “Turn to Arkaim”; Or by train to the station Magnitogorsk, and then by bus Magnitogorsk-Breda to the sign "Turn to Arkaim".
16. Holy mountain Iremel (B). The Ural mountains are the oldest on the planet, and each stone keeps the memory of the birth of the Earth. Iremel is the second largest mountain in the Southern Urals, on its peaks the snow does not melt until June. It is believed that swimming in the streams flowing here relieves fatigue and energizes. And if you climb it on foot, you can gain strength for a year. Here ginseng grows, the root of which is considered the elixir of youth.
How to get there:The nearest cities of the Chelyabinsk region are Yuryuzan, Bakal and Trekhgorny, from them by train to Vyazovaya station. By car from Ufa: highway M5, section Ufa - Chelyabinsk, turn to the city of Yuryuzan, from Yuryuzan to Tyulyuk - 50 km following the signs; from Chelyabinsk: 6-7 km from Bakal, turn left to the village of Pervukha, then follow the signs.
17. Devil's stronghold (D) - a mysterious rock complex, standing on the top of a mountain in the Sverdlovsk region. The walls of black, flat rocks of volcanic rock, which are about 300 million years old, rise 347 meters above sea level. Such a grandeur does not allow one to get rid of the thought that this was not without otherworldly help. In ancient times, the city of granite was deeply revered and believed that spirits live in the towers of the walls. Pagans performed sacrificial rites here, and shamans communicated with the spirits of their ancestors.
How to get there: From Yekaterinburg by train in the direction of Nizhny Tagil, take a ticket to the Iset station. At the station you need to walk back along railroad 150-200 meters, cross the path and continue along the asphalt road in the same direction. After the industrial zone, the road will lead to Zavodskaya Street, you need to walk it to the end, then turn right onto Mira Street, built up with two-storey houses, after house No. 3 turn left into the forest.
18. Shaitan lake in the Omsk region (E). They say that its double bottom hides the most ancient temple of the god of monkeys - Hanuman, and the water in it is considered "dead". The lake is only a chosen one, that is, not everyone simply reaches it: on the way, you can suddenly be caught either by a heavy downpour, or you will simply go astray.
How to get there: From Omsk by direct bus "Omsk-Okunevo", or to the village of Muromtsevo, then by regional bus or by taxi to the village of Okunevo. By car from Omsk to Muromtsevo, then drive through the villages of Kokshenevo and Lisino, at the 14th kilometer after Muromtsevo you will see a small branch of the road to the left with two billboards “Protect the forest from fire” (one yellow, the other blue) - go left in front of them.
19. Ukok Plateau (F) located 2000 meters above sea level, on the threshold of the firmament, and in ancient times Scythian tribes lived here, leaving behind numerous drawings on the ground, similar to those in the Nazca desert. In total, there are about 1,500 archaeological sites, as well as unique radon springs, the ruins of a Soviet meteorological station, the winter quarters of shepherds-cattle breeders, the princess Ukok's barrow and the purest lakes with magnificent grayling. In this area, you can only speak in whispers, otherwise you will disturb the powerful mountain spirits and bring great disaster upon yourself. The place is listed world heritage UNESCO.
How to get there: The nearest settlement in Russia to the Ukok plateau is the village of Dzhazator in the Kosh-Agach region, located 35 kilometers north of the plateau. Ukok is connected to the outside world by dirt, impassable roads through the Ukok passes (border of Russia and Kazakhstan), Ulan-Dab (border of Russia and Mongolia) and the Teply Klyuch pass. The road from Kosh-Agach leads to the Teply Klyuch pass (Kalgutinsky pass). If this village can be reached by ordinary cars, then overcoming the Teply Klyuch pass, which is 2,907 meters above sea level, is possible only by jeeps or heavy paramilitary vehicles.
20. Mount Belukha in Altai (G). The highest point of Siberia is considered not just a place of power, but one of the centers of the planet. It is equidistant from four oceans, there are three great religions, and modern research has fully confirmed its special bioenergetic potential. Belukha has long been considered sacred, and many legends are associated with it: according to one - somewhere there is ancient Shambhala, on the other - from here to Everest there is an energy bridge, along the third, and so on - gods of completely different calibers live here. Be that as it may, the indigenous Altaians do not come close to their shrine, but worship it from below, having previously cleared the mind of bad thoughts.
How to get there: The best way to get to Belukha is by car along the Chuisky tract. About 150 km from Gorno-Altaysk, after the Seminsky pass there will be a road (on the right) to Ust-Kan and Ust-Koks regional centers. The road goes through the village of Tungur. From Tungur village to Belukha mountain about 50 km. Local buses from Gorno-Altaysk also go to the village of Tungur.
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The most memorable and unusual "places of power" of the Urals, where the whole family should go
1. Cherdyn in the Perm region
The most ancient city of the Urals. Arriving in Cherdyn, as if you are transported by a time machine to the past. Walking through the local streets, it seems that you are in the 19th or early 20th century. Here, like nowhere else in the Urals, many old buildings have been preserved. And in many ways the way of life.
It is often noted that Cherdyn, like Rome, stands on seven hills. " Ancient Rome lay on seven hills. Old Moscow settled on seven hills. By the same quirk of the Cherdyn history - oldest city Ural - located on seven hills of the right bank of the Kolva", - writes Professor G.N. Chagin.
D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak about Cherdyn:
“Thanks to the high water, our steamer could approach Cherdyn itself, - in summer this is not always possible, because Kolva quickly grows shallow in the heat. From a distance the view of the city is very beautiful. On the high right bank of the Kolva, town houses were picturesquely clustered, and in front of all were the ancient churches. It turned out to be something like the Kremlin ...
Cherdyn, like the eternal city of Rome, is located on seven hills ... On three sides, thanks to steep ravines, it was completely inaccessible, and only the western part was protected by an earthen rampart ... The view from this Kremlin to the left bank is one of the most beautiful in the Urals: under the cliff deep below the light Kolva is rolling, behind it there are flooded meadows, and then a continuous forest begins, in a wide sweep approaching the Pole-Stone. This mountain crowns the picture. Imagine a pedestal of the monument to Peter I, enlarged several tens of thousands of times - here's a portrait of this mountain. The pole to the city stands sideways and stands out in relief on the horizon, like the crest of the ninth wave that has risen ... "
Cherdyn is a real open-air museum. There are many architectural monuments and natural attractions.
2. Gubakha in the Perm Territory
Locals call Gubakha “Ural Switzerland” for the beauty of nature. In winter they come here for ski resort, and in the summer you can wander through the mountains and caves. More than a hundred caves are concentrated in the area of \u200b\u200bthe city. Of which forty are widely known. Among such well-known caves of the Gubakhinsky region is the cave Dark, the length of the cave reaches almost two kilometers, and its depth is one hundred and thirty-two meters. Inside the cave, you can find underground lakes and sites of primitive people.
Another natural landmark of the city is Cross mountain... Today this mountain has the official status of a geological monument. Its height above sea level reaches four hundred and seventy one meters. It was thanks to the discovery of iron ore deposits in this mountain that the city of Gubakha appeared.
3. Landscapes of Bogdanovich in the Sverdlovsk region
Unearthly lunar-Martian landscapes on the site of the former clay quarries. Coming here, you find yourself on another planet.
4. Kachkanar in the Sverdlovsk region
Buddha statue on Kachkanar mountain
Kachkanar is known for its mountain with bizarre rocky outcrops and a Buddhist monastery. More about traveling to a Buddhist monastery
5. Zyuratkul in the Chelyabinsk region
Zyuratkul National Park located in the Satkinsky district of the Chelyabinsk region. This is one of the most famous and visited national parks in the Urals.
You can relax on the shores of Lake Zyuratkul, which is the highest in the South Urals. Or walk along the Eco trail route.
It is lined with boards up to the foot of the ridge, so it's easy to walk along it. The path passes by the newly discovered geoglyph. The views from the trail are wonderful.
The main attraction of the Zyuratkul ridge is light stone outcrops, which are called "bears". In their form, they can really resemble those.
Source - Uraloved website
Places of power in the Urals.
Hello dear Reader! Let's get acquainted. My name is Zifa and I come from Bashkiria. And for a complete acquaintance, I will say that I am an ordinary ordinary doctor and an ordinary family woman. In appearance. In fact, I am a practicing doctor and a practicing woman. This is a very important stage in my life. Perhaps someday I will tell You, dear Reader, what prompted me to embark on this Path. But now I have a different task. Now I need to tell You about my native land. How beautiful he is. About the great role he played in my Spiritual development, in my Spiritual practices. And, perhaps, you will also want to see him and get to know him.
There is such a thing as Places of Power.
Places of Power are special regions of the planet Earth, where strong energy is fixed. These can be natural monuments, unique landscapes, etc. (mountains, lakes, caves ...), places associated with important historical events or religious activities of people, and much more.
A person, getting to the Place of Power, feels a strong impact, which can manifest itself both on a physical and emotional level.
People can also influence the energy of the Places of Power with their emotions, faith, spiritual energy. It is not for nothing that pilgrimages to worship the Places of Power are so widespread.
Visiting them, people are energetically cleansed, approaching the state of enlightenment.
The impact of the Place of Power on each person is purely individual. For example, if
a person is filled with negativity, then visiting positive Places of Power can cause him a heavy emotional and physical reaction. This is not bad, as it indicates a cleansing process, but you need to be prepared in advance for this.
It is important to carefully prepare for your visit to the Place of Power, it is advisable to have an experienced guide. It is important to realize that this is not a pleasure walk, but serious spiritual work, associated with contacts with the subtle world and its various manifestations.
The use of various sacred ("sacred" from the Latin sacri - sacred) practices in the Places of Power, provided that everything is done correctly, can have a huge impact on a person, push him to a new stage of spiritual growth.
This summer, for the first time, I participated in the Veda tour of the Places of Power of my native land... These were the Big and Small Iremel, Mount Nurgush, Lake Zyuratkul. Very melodic names, aren't they? I must say that going hiking is not exotic for me. When you live near such historical places, in any case, you visit them, even as an excursion, at least, as they say, in the form of a walk "to barbecue". And therefore, I can compare what it means to visit sacred places as an amateur or make a pilgrimage for the purpose of my Spiritual growth. The global role in this matter belongs to guides. We were lucky! Our organizers were amazing people - spouses Tsipris, Vladimir and Natalya. Thanks to them, a very cozy atmosphere was created in our trip. And this is very important. After all, the group gathered people from different parts of Russia, of different ages (from 5 to 65 years old), different religious views, with different habits and needs, and physically prepared and, frankly, not prepared, and healthy, and with chronic sores. Time flew by quickly. Yoga under the guidance of Natalia, an experienced instructor, retreats, lectures on Ayurveda, about life after death, ritual practices that establish subtle connections with the Deities, just conversations near the fire and, of course, Vladimir's magical pacifying and renewing play on the Tibetan Bowls.
And all this is in the vastness of extraordinary places! Embraced by the majestic nature!
And now I'll tell you a little about these magical unique places... First, about the sacred mountain Iremel.
Mount Iremel - the second highest peak in the South Urals. Iremel is part of mountain range with three main peaks arranged in the form of a horseshoe: B. Iremel - Kaban (haystack, elevation near the Bashkirs) - 1582 m, M. Iremel - 1449.4 m, and Zherebchik - 1183.8 m. in fact, it resembles a stone stack, at the top of which a flat plateau with a continuous cover of sharp rock fragments stretches out. The mountain is surrounded by the Ural taiga in three rings. The first ring consists of light mixed forests with fir groves, glades and kurumniks. The second one consists of relict firs and larch trees. The third is the high-mountain glades, where the Ural forbs reign in summer.
Translated from the ancient Türkic, the word "Iremel" means "a place that gives a person strength", and the name of the village Tyuluk, located at the foot of the mountain (founded two centuries ago), translates as "desire". This is the origin of the legend that supposedly on the top of the mountain any desires come true, it is enough just to present a gift to the spirits of Iremel. Nowadays, for this you can tie a ribbon on the Wish Tree growing at the top.
From time immemorial, the mountain was considered sacred. There was a taboo on visiting the mountain. Only priests and heroes were allowed to climb it. According to legends, the priests of the ancient peoples made sacrifices on the top of Iremel in order to appease the gods and beg for a rich harvest from them.
According to later legends, it is stated that in the mountain are hidden countless treasures that are kept by representatives of the ancient people "white chud", allegedly still living in its depths. The water in the rivers originating from the foothills of Iremel is considered sacred, it gives energy and strength to a person, and at night it glows at a certain hour. Iremel is also called the exit point of positive energy. Ufologists say that it is at the foot of Iremel that you can see UFOs almost every day.
In a word, there are indeed a huge number of legends about Iremel. Archaeologists, historians, ethnographers, esotericists, ufologists, representatives of different religions and races, seekers of treasures and anomalous phenomena, and just tourists read and visit this mountain.
A number of scholars identify Iremel with the golden mountain Hukarya, described in the sacred book of the ancient Indo-Iranians - the Avesta. And it is given a value comparable only to the ancient Greek Olympus of the gods. The fact that at the top of Iremel - Khukarya all the waters and rivers get their beginning is easy to check by referring to the geographical maps. Iremel is a kind of water center of Eurasia. On the rivers from it you can swim to the Arctic Ocean, the Caspian Sea, and through the Volga-Don canal to the Azov, Black and Mediterranean seas. And if we take into account that the Volga-Don Canal was laid along a dried-up channel that used to connect the Volga and Don, it turns out that from Mount Iremel and in ancient times it was possible to swim to Greece, where the sacred Olympus was considered the place of chants and feasts of the gods.
When you see Iremel, a strange feeling comes - the giant mountain seems to be folded artificially, and the rocks on its top resemble the ruins of a fortress ...
Legends have preserved information that the ancestors of the Slavs once lived at the sources of the sacred Ra-river. Researchers believe that the sources of the Ra River are the sources of the Belaya River, which originates in the Iremel and is a tributary of the Volga.
Thus, our land combines Slavic, Bashkir, Greek mythology, as well as Vedic knowledge. Perhaps the spread of Vedic knowledge by the Aryans began from the South Urals. In the Iremelev region, a legend is passed from mouth to mouth about the people who lived in the mountains - the ancient Chudi. “In ancient times a wonderful people lived in the Iremel mountains. The people lived in peace with all other peoples and nature. I did not wish anybody harm. Miracles were excellent craftsmen and the secret of the craft was passed down from generation to generation. They protected their faith from strangers, and prayed in the skete near the golden stone - Alatyr. God was considered one and believed that He is in all living beings. For this, God helped Chudi in all matters. The envious people recognized the secret knowledge of the Chudi, conceived a bad deed and began to make their way to the Iremelev mountains. The news came to Chud about this and the holy elders came to the council to Alatyr. The council went on for a long time, but the elders could not decide how to preserve the faith and secret knowledge for their people. And they turned with prayer to God to instruct them on the true path. Alatyr shone - a stone and a ray of light showed the way to the caves of the mountain world of Iremel. The elders gathered all the people and went into the caves, and blocked the entrance a huge stone... Later, many searched, but no one found the entrance to the cave. " According to legend, Alatyr fell from the sky. The Laws of Svarog were carved on it. Among the Slavs, Svarog is the creator of the visible Universe, God the Father. When Svarog hit Alatyr with his magic hammer, the Gods and heavenly warriors were born from sparks. A temple of the Almighty was built on Alatyr by a half-horse, half-human Kitovras. From the myth of the Sun God, you can learn that 25 thousand years ago, after a planetary crisis, at the next round of the cosmic spiral, on the magic bird Gamayun, he flew to Earth from the heavenly land - Svarga, poured out Surya to the Arians (new people) and lit Alatyr - Bel- combustible stone. Alatyr is the sacred center of the World, the original stone, it is unknowable: "and no one could know that stone, and no one could lift it from the earth", it is "great as a mountain", "small and very cold." Pigeon or Stone Book (the texts from it are copied on the walls of Solomon's temple), explaining the origin of the world, says that under the Alatyr - a stone springs originate, carrying living water to the whole world. The ancient day of Alatyr - a stone was considered the pagan Iriev day (Christian Exaltation) - September 27 (September 14, old style). According to legend, on this day, snakes gather in pits and caves and lick Alatyr - a stone there, and then leave for Irya.
Well, I'll tell you a little about Lake Zyuratkul and Mount Nurgush.
ZYURATKUL- a reservoir lake in the Chelyabinsk region. Located at the source of the Bolshaya Satka River, 16 km southeast of the city of Satka. In the 1940s, a hydroelectric power station was built here, now no longer operating, but the earthen dam supporting the lake waters still stands. The area of \u200b\u200bthe reservoir is 13 sq. km, height above sea level - 724 m. The lake is surrounded by mountain ranges covered with dark coniferous forests: Urenga, Nurgush, Moskal, Zyuratkul. Its surroundings are considered the most ecologically clean place in the Chelyabinsk region. On the shore of the lake, the sites of people of the Stone Age (VIII-V millennium BC) were discovered. Household items and the remains of ancient dwellings, flint and jasper crafts, fragments of vessels with ornaments were found. In 1993, a national park "Zyuratkul". Tourist routes of varying difficulty are laid on its territory.
As the folk legend says, many years ago a girl named Yurma lived in these places, a capricious and spoiled bride. Many rich and noble people asked for her hand in marriage, but no one succeeded in winning the heart of the beauty. Yurma refused to all the suitors and returned their generous gifts with contempt. Once the girl broke the magic mirror, presented to her by the hero Semigor. One of the fragments flew far into the mountains and turned into a beautiful lake. Since then, this lake has attracted people like a magnet. Having visited here once, they cannot forget him, just as the bogatyr Semigor could not forget the beautiful Yurma, and they strive to its shores as if on a date with
beloved. Therefore, they called the magic lake Zyuratkul - "heart-lake"
NURGUSH- mountain range in the Chelyabinsk region. It stretches 40 km from the southwest to the northeast, where it abuts against the mountain lake Zyuratkul. The peaks of Nurgush are crowned with massive quartzite outliers in the form of pillars, trapezoids, cones, cones, walls, and ridges. At the top of the ridge is the largest mountain plateau in the Chelyabinsk region, its area is 9 square meters. km. It is here, according to legend, that the Ural Father Frost lives. The highest point is Mount Bolshoi Nurgush, located in the northeastern part of the ridge. This is the highest mountain in the Chelyabinsk region (1406 m).
I hope that you liked my story, my dear Reader. And I will definitely see you next season of the Veda Tour.
Regards, Your Zifa
Many people call the Chelyabinsk region the most anomalous place in Russia, as it is overflowing with mystical places, mysterious buildings, monuments with secrets and other things, from which goose bumps run through the skin of an ordinary person. Especially in the mining area of \u200b\u200bthe Chelyabinsk region there are many mysterious places. Since ancient times, people have come across an unidentified here. Literally everything in the area is covered with mysticism: the foothills, slopes and tops of the mountains keep secrets that are incomprehensible to human perception.
Arkaim
The leader of the list of the most mystical places in the Chelyabinsk region is, of course, Arkaim. It is located in the south of the region at the foot of the Ural Mountains. This is the most mysterious archaeological site not only in our region, but throughout Russia. It differs from the others in that four thousand years ago the "masters" of the city burned and abandoned it, but nevertheless it is well preserved. From a bird's eye view, Arkaim looks like two almost regular circles - these are the main circular streets. In the middle of the city there is a ritual square. The entire layout of the streets with four exits from the city is built like a regular swastika, which during the Paleolithic times was a sacred symbol of good luck and light. Arkaim has long attracted Russian and foreign tourists here on excursions. Ordinary people claim that while in the fortress, their consciousness changed, their breathing slowed down, and an otherworldly whisper is heard in their ears. There are cases when ordinary people on an excursion could not cope with the force that fell on them and lost consciousness. Some even temporarily lost their minds and left in an unknown direction. Later they explain this by orders that they heard in their heads and could not resist them. For people with psychic powers, the ancient fortress is truly energetically rich place. But skeptics explain the energy phenomena only by the location of Arkaim - in ancient times there was an active paleovolcano here.
Lake Shaytanka
It is located at the western border of the Chelyabinsk region, slightly south of the city Asha, on the outskirts of the village of Uk. According to the "Encyclopedia of Ashinsky District", the depth of the lake is 200 meters. It is possible that the lake has more than one bottom. Local residents claim that the Shaitanka is bottomless, which, of course, is unlikely. If you look at it from the air, then in shape it is an almost even circle of very tiny diameter. All because the reservoir is of karst origin. It is even more interesting that, according to some reports, down there, Shaitanka is connected to a giant underground water system. There is a legend that once upon a time there was a settlement on the shore of the lake, and a swamp that once swamped it swallowed up, and it is as if smoothly hewn logs are still spitting out from time to time to the surface. According to local residents, robbers used to operate here. They robbed and killed mercilessly. And all the evidence (carriages, corpses) was drowned in this lake. Now, the allegedly restless ghosts of innocent victims are sometimes those who find themselves on the shore of the reservoir at night. Asha residents also claim that they saw flying unidentified objects several times.
Ignatievskaya cave
The cave is located in the Katav-Ivanovsky region, near the village of Serpievka. It is one of the most visited caves in Russia, because rock paintings that are more than 14 thousand years old were found in it. Therefore, it is called the country's oldest picture gallery of primitive man. The underground halls and galleries of the cave, located in hard-to-reach places and far from daylight, most likely had a sacred meaning and served as a venue for ritual activities. Ignatievskaya cave got its name from the name of the cell attendant Ignatius, who lived in the cave and, according to legend, was buried in it. The table on which Ignatius healed has survived to this day. It is split in half, with one part cold and the other warm. They say touching the warm part and prayer can heal any ailment. According to legend, the spirit of Saint Ignatius at night goes to the edge of the cave and looks at the moon. Tourists at night hear strange voices and footsteps coming out of nowhere. In and around the cave batteries are quickly discharged, lantern lamps burn out, camera flashes refuse to work, people feel an invisible presence. And in one of the halls it is very difficult to get high-quality photographs - a "white transparent veil" appears on them.
Ilmensky reserve
The reserve is located in the eastern foothills of the Southern Urals on the Ilmen ridge, northeast of the city of Miass. In the spring, the so-called "bottomless holes" appear in the reserve - gaps where melt water flows. Their diameter is about 15 centimeters, but the depth is so great that it cannot be determined. It is believed that such holes form UFOs, mining rare earth elements. However, in the geological department of the Ilmensky Reserve itself, information about the phenomenon of bottomless holes was categorically denied. In addition, phenological anomalies were noted here in 2004: broom, viburnum, raspberry, and cinnamon rose bloom in autumn.
Taganay National Park
In the Taganay National Park, which is spread on mountain ranges near Zlatoust, there is a full bouquet of anomalies - UFO flights and landings, contacts with extraterrestrial intelligence, chronomirages, ghosts, changes in the course of time. People there often feel inexplicable fear and anxiety. They also talk about sound mirages, "walking" fog, frequent ball lightning, rapidly changing weather, and even about Bigfoot and a certain Kialim grandmother.
Lake Itkul and Shaitan stone
Lake Itkul is located in the northwestern part of the Kasli region; local residents consider it "unclean". Translated from Bashkir, Itkul means "meat lake", as "it" ("meat"), and "kul" ("lake"). Scientists believe that this name was given to the lake because of the abundance of various fish in it. Although there is a version that, by order of the Demidovs, several pork wagons were thrown there in order to drive away Muslims who lived near the reservoir and protested against industrial work. But it is not this fact that Lake Itkul is sadly famous, but the fact that in the middle of its water surface the so-called Shaitan Stone rises threateningly. There is a version that in ancient times, sacrifices were made on this stone for the sake of the harvest and good weather. In our time, many people are drowning in this place. And those who remain alive say that it is as if some invisible cord passes through them, as a result of which the body is shackled and it is very difficult to get ashore later.
Lake Turgoyak and Vera Island
A small island on Lake Turgoyak near Miass holds an incredible amount of secrets. Local residents say that at the beginning of the last century, the hermit Vera lived in a stone dugout on the island, and even earlier a colleague of Pugachev was hiding here, and in his honor the island was called Pinaevsky for a long time. The oldest historical monument on the island is the Neanderthal site, which is about 60 thousand years old. But the main finds were megaliths - prehistoric structures made of large stone blocks, connected without the use of cement or lime mortar. The most interesting megalith looks like a man-made cave. It is a stone structure measuring 6 by 19 meters. It seems to be cut into the rock and covered with massive slabs. Moreover, the weight of the largest slab is 17 tons. It was not easy for our distant ancestors to move it. It is more correct to call the megalith a dolmen - a burial box covered with a stone slab. It was in this dolmen that Vera allegedly lived. It consists of three chambers and a corridor, its dimensions are quite impressive, and inside you can stand upright. On the megaliths of the island, directions associated with the points of sunrise and sunset on the days of the equinox and solstice are recorded. Near megaliths - stone mountain, on which an iron cross is installed. This mountain is not man-made, it is an outlier, but even today it attracts exalted visitors to the island. People climb the mountain, pray, tie bright rags there, leave food and money. Archaeologists believe that many thousands of years ago, Vera Island was a sacred, holy place, a kind of religious center. At all times, there were many places of worship here, people came here for secret knowledge, worshiped the created sanctuaries. There are opinions that there are some bioenergy strong points within the island. Therefore, people come here to feel inspiration, get rid of negative energy, and recharge with positive emotions.
Mahadi-Tash stone
The miraculous stone Mahadi-Tash is located in the Kunashak region near the village of Ust-Bagaryak at the junction of three regions - Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk and Kurgan (on a hillock, on the left bank of the Sinara River, slightly above the village). According to the local population, this is a sacred stone, previously it was surrounded by a small fence. The believers took care of this place: they cleaned the stone, removed the rubbish. The fence has long been gone, and there are not so many true believers left, but anyway, in dry weather, you can see women praying by the stone asking for rain. Mahadi-Tash does not create other miracles, but it helps with the rain. A dent is also noticeable on it - the trace of Saint Mahadi. They say about Mahadi that he was from the Mishar Tatars who moved to this area from the Caucasus or the Volga. Whether it was a real person or not, it is almost impossible to establish now. There is also a legend that he descended from heaven to a stone by the river and performed the rite of ablution.
Averkin's cave
The Averkiev Yama cave, or as it is called in the common people, the Averkina cave, is one of the most mysterious and mysterious places in the Southern Urals. It is located near the Old Pier on the rocky bank of the Ay River. The entrance to the cave is a 20-meter gap, inside which there are two grottoes, as well as an underground lake with potable water. The cave is named after the schismatic Kerzhak Averky, who appeared on the Ai shores over 100 years ago. He lived in this cave for several years, and then suddenly disappeared. There are other legends that Averky was an escaped convict who was hiding from the authorities. One way or another, according to legend, local residents helped him by bringing food. Some even considered him a saint. Some called him the Ural Rasputin. According to another ingrained opinion, the remnants of the Pugachev army hid here until their death. The gold plundered by Emelyan Pugachev was also hidden here. They even say that they found ancient coins in Averkieva Yama. Scientists discovered a cave near Satka in 1924. Then the expedition found a dilapidated stone staircase, a wooden door, a machine of unknown purpose, a bed and human bones. A little later, the remains of an ancient pipeline were discovered in the cave. One mystical story is also associated with the cave. Locals know that it has two choices. According to legends, in Soviet times, two young men found one of the exits, hidden by a stone, and opened it. One from what he saw went crazy, the second was numb.
Satka neighborhood and lake Zyuratkul
From time immemorial, all sorts of legends and tales have been circulating about the vicinity of Satka. Here is the only alpine mountain on the western slope of the Ural Mountains clear lake Zyuratkul. It is in these parts that the mysterious events associated with the appearance of UFOs and " bigfoot". People often disappear in these parts, and some for several hours, or even days, wander in one place. In February 2001, a UFO in the form of a "luminous pulsing sphere" was even filmed on videotape.
Devil's swamp near Miass
The Devil's Swamp is a small lake overgrown with grass and bushes, where various anomalies occur. Although the lake is not large, it is impossible to approach it. Whoever tries, everyone is overcome by some inexplicable fear. Residents of nearby villages tell visiting ufologists that they often see subtle balls in the sky hovering over this swamp. Only a few days pass after such "reconnaissance", and at night a mysterious glow appears here. And at least once every six months, the sky above the reservoir seems to be illuminated by a huge powerful searchlight. On such nights, village dogs, tails between their legs, hide in their booths. Livestock, on the contrary, rushes about in the sheds and tries to break free. Such mystical nights affect not only animals, but also modern electronic equipment.
Sugomak cave
Sugomakskaya cave is the only cave in the Urals formed in marble rock. This natural monument is located near the city of Kyshtym. The length of the cave is 123 meters. It is the main local attraction and is a cavity, consisting of three grottoes, which are connected by narrow passages. The third grotto is partially filled with water. There cavers allegedly found small crustaceans unknown to science. And representatives of "Cosmopoisk" with the help of an echo sounder found here at least three strange objects under the silt. The echo sounder showed that disc-shaped hollow structures of unknown origin lie in the lake at a depth of eight meters. Still under water there are flooded passages leading, in all likelihood, to new sections of the cave. According to one of the legends about the cave, there was an exit in the ceiling of the second grotto, which is now blocked up, on the other - there are exits in the southern part of Kasley and in the courtyard of the old Kyshtym hospital, on the third - there are underwater paths to the Kaslinsky lakes, and secret tunnels lead to the Kyshtym house of the Demidovs. They also say that Emelyan Pugachev hid in a cave, and before him lived the Old Believers, that's why the second grotto is called “Old Believer”. The most daring assumption was made by Fyodor Konyaev in the book "Ural and the Bible" (1927), moving the biblical scenes to the South Urals, proving that Noah moored on his ark to Mount Arakul, and not to Ararat, after which "Noah's family moved on to live to Mount Sugomak and lived here in a cave. " The world-famous history of the Kyshtym Aleshenka is also associated with the Sugomak cave, allegedly he was born there, and then he came out to people. The very same mountain in which the Sugomak cave is located is considered a "place of power". Local psychics come here to "recharge their energy".
Kyshtym dwarf Aleshenka
The small town of Kyshtym is located 80 kilometers from Chelyabinsk. In 1996, an unusual story took place here, which has worried for many years not only Russian and foreign ufologists, but also lovers of the supernatural. Despite the many innuendos, this incredible story is distinguished from thousands of others by the presence of photographic and video evidence of its veracity.
It all began in the summer of 1996, when a local pensioner picked up a strange humanoid creature near her home - only 25 centimeters in height. The stranger stayed with her for two weeks, during which, the neighbors saw him, they then confirm that Alyoshenka was alive, ate sweets and whistled. Eyewitnesses described him as follows: on his body were not found any genitals. Alyoshenka did not have a navel, his body was gray-green, "like a screen of a turned off TV." His head, reminiscent of a pointed ancient Russian helmet, was, as it were, composed of four petals. There was a small crease in the middle of the face, almost not separating two huge eyes with vertical cat pupils. By the way, these eyes did not close for centuries, but, as it were, tumbled inside the head. In place of the ears, the creature had tiny holes. The mouth was a slit-like slit with two small teeth and a clearly atrophied lower jaw. But the arms and legs were much more mobile than in humans, due to the special structure of the joints, the long fingers ended in claws.
When the pensioner's condition worsened, she was taken to the hospital, and Aleshenka stayed at home. Left in an empty house without the minimal care that his grandmother rendered him, the "baby" died. But the house, although sealed, became a godsend for the unemployed roommate of the daughter-in-law, who traded in theft and resale of scrap metal. He climbed into the house and found there a tiny corpse, already covered with some kind of larvae. He really liked the "curiosity", and the man washed it, took out all the insides, "dried it in the sun" and put it in the refrigerator. Aleshenka was found by the police during a search. After it was established that the creature does not belong to the human race, the criminal case on his murder was closed.
The most Kyshtym dwarf, Aleshenka, was taken home by the investigator and placed in a freezer. However, the investigator could not stop without knowing exactly what kind of creature it was and where it came from on Earth. For a more accurate answer to his questions, an expensive DNA examination was needed. Unfortunately, it was not possible to conduct this study at the time. But the investigator's wife began to resent the fact that there was a corpse in her refrigerator, and the man had to give the body to unknown individuals who introduced themselves as researchers of paranormal beings. The further fate of the alien is shrouded in darkness. It was not possible to find those people, and one can only guess where the Kyshtym dwarf Alyosha is now. The mystery of its origin is still of interest to millions of people. Unknown sources report that the DNA examination was nevertheless carried out. According to the results of this study, it became known that Aleshenka, the Kyshtym dwarf, was actually a mutated human embryo.
As it turned out, only female chromosomes are present in his DNA. And this means that Alyoshenka is not a boy at all, but a girl. The fact that this creature is significantly different from humans, scientists attributed to radiation, which is increased in the area where it was found. The radiation contamination was caused by the Chelyabinsk accident, which happened in 1957. Therefore, experts do not deny the possibility of a gene mutation that the Kyshtym dwarf could have carried. According to ufologists from "Cosmopoisk", Kyshtym is one of the most popular cities in the world among aliens. Every year, locals see dozens of unexplained phenomena and UFOs. Creatures like Alyoshenka were found in South America... The last time the "relative" of the "Kyshtym newcomer" was found in Chile was in 2003.
Devil's Gate (Dragon Wings, Stone Gate)
They are located on the northwestern spur of Teplaya Mountain (height 615 m). The rocks are an elongated stone ridge at the top of the mountain. But the attention of tourists is attracted by a stone outlier with an arch. The path will lead you to it. The height of the rocks, composed of granite-gneisses, reaches about 10 meters. The mountain is surrounded mainly by a birch forest - a consequence of frequent felling. The main "feature" is an oval-shaped through hole formed as a result of the weathering of the rocks. The rock in this place turned out to be less stable, therefore it gradually collapsed under the influence of wind and water. The arch is almost as tall as a person. You can climb into it from the south side. To the north, the cliff drops vertically. Once the Stone Gate was considered a sacred place where wishes come true. Since ancient times, hunters have come here to beg for luck, to make their weapons more accurate and deadly. Nowadays, people come here to look, be surprised at the rock, as well as the magnificent views from the mountain to the surroundings. Fans of esoteric teachings claim that the rock is still a kind of energy point - a "place of power". Also, equipment breaks down here, batteries run out, people are lost and other mystical phenomena occur.
Mountain and Lake Sugomak
Not far from Kyshtym there is a low mountain with a bald rocky top. The height of Sugomak Mountain is close to 600 meters above sea level. An interesting fact is that the mountain has not one, but three peaks. There is a saying among local residents: "The first hillock, the second hillock, the third is a mountain." Many consider Mount Sugomak a miraculous, so-called "place of power" that heals, fills with health and energy. There are many variations of the legend about a strong and courageous batyr named Sugomak and a beautiful girl Egoza. But the main plot line boils down to the fact that the relatives of the lovers are against their union, they belong to two warring families.
Despite all the prohibitions and obstacles, Sugomak and Egoza began to live together away from their tribes. But this decision only increased their relatives' hostility to each other. Then the young man and the girl turned to the gods for help. They begged for peace and harmony. The desire came true, but at what cost: the gods turned the lovers into two mountains (Sugomak and Egoza), standing side by side. And the tears they shed from unhappy love formed the beautiful Sugomak Lake. They say that the Bashkirs still believe in the magical power of the lake and try to come here with their newborns to dip them into the waters of the lake. Perhaps they dream of their sons becoming as strong as Sugomak, and their daughters as beautiful as Egoza. The legend says that among the Bashkirs a poet and batyr Salavat Yulaev appeared precisely because his mother bathed him as a newborn in Lake Sugomak
Arakul Shihan
Arakul Shikhans, often referred to simply as Shikhans, are a granite rock massif of the Middle Urals, the southernmost and highest (over 40 meters). The Shikhans got their name from the widespread dialectism in the South Urals “shikhan” and the name of the Bashkir clan group “uvan” - “high cone-shaped mountain”. The length of the stone ridge, composed of granites, is more than two kilometers. The height of the cliffs reaches 60 meters, and the width of the ridge is up to 40-50 meters. They are stacked with huge granite slabs and boulders, hewn for centuries by the elements, which gives them an old and majestic look. Shihan looks like a Chinese wall or an impregnable fortress. Archaeologists have found several sites of ancient people (Bronze Age and Early Iron Age) near the rocks, in total - 13 archaeological sites. The age of the finds varies from the Eneolithic to the second half of the 19th century. Of particular interest are the man-made depressions located at the top of the ridge. The diameter of such bowls reaches two meters, and the depth reaches one meter.
According to one of the versions, in these stone bowls our distant ancestors performed rituals of sacrifice and made ritual bonfires. In addition, this place is rich in legends about a certain Babka Shikhanka, who lives in the Arakul Shikhans. Rumor has it that an evil spirit, taking on the form of a feeble old woman, wanders the mountains and brings trouble to tourists. Meeting her does not bode well. Rumor has it that those who saw Granny Shikhanka only have time to tell about their meeting, and then they certainly die. Under the most mysterious circumstances, of course.
Mount Iremel
Mount Iremel is located on the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan, but on the border with the Chelyabinsk region, from which it is easier to get to the mountain. Iremel is the second highest peak in the Southern Urals. For the Bashkirs, the mountain has long been considered sacred. It was closed to ordinary people. Iremel has its own mysterious story. The name of the mountain came to us from time immemorial, this is how the Turks who inhabited these lands (ancestors of the modern Bashkirs) called it. Translated from the ancient Türkic, the word "Iremel" means "a place that gives strength to man", and the name of the village Tyuluk, located at the foot of the mountain (founded two centuries ago), translates as "desire". It is precisely because of Tyulyuk's neighborhood with Iremel that the legend originates that supposedly on the top of the mountain any wishes come true, it is enough just to present a gift to the spirits of the mountain. In ancient times, human souls were brought to spirits. According to legends, the priests of the ancient peoples performed bloody sacrifices on the top of the mountain in order to appease the gods and beg for a rich harvest from them. Nowadays, the mountain is of great interest not only among tourists, but also among esotericists. Sports tourists, wandering esotericists and just curious people have flooded the mountain lately. Some jokingly, some in all seriousness, tell their stories about Iremel. Some believe that this is a "portal", "energy center" and come here to "recharge". The most common joke of the mountain is the loss, and then the sudden appearance of tourists' belongings or the inability to go home. It is believed that spirits lead people, making them wander "in three pines." Ufologists, of whom there are also quite a few, claim that somewhere there is an underground UFO base and claim that they regularly see "flying saucers". Sorcerers and psychics come here to collect magical plants. For example, it is only here that Rhodiola Iremelica, listed in the Red Book, grows. This plant, which is also called the "golden root", is part of many alchemical recipes for immortality. Some put Iremel on a par with such iconic peaks as Kailash in Tibet and Belukha in Altai. Psychics say that there is a very strong energy here. They attribute Iremel to places of power.
Moskal Ridge (Witch Mountain)
The Moskal ridge is located on the territory national park "Zyuratkul", in the southwest of the lake of the same name, in the Satka region. To the west of the ridge is the valley of the Malaya Satka River, and behind it is the Bolshaya Suka ridge (accent on the last syllable). In the north, the Zyuratkul ridge is a continuation. The meaning of the word "moskal", "maskal" is derived not from the name of Russians, popular among some fraternal peoples, but from the Bashkir "meskei" - "witch". Hence its second name - Witch Mountain. Among the mountain ranges of the ridge, geologists have discovered a unique paleovolcano, and in its crater there is a real underground storeroom. There are more than 70 minerals in the Moskalskaya "box". And this is only one square square kilometre... Fans of esoteric teachings compare the Moskal ridge with Tibet, and the Big Kalagazu mountain with the sacred Mount Kailash. Energy flows invisible to the uninitiated, according to them, are pouring down into these places. The peace and quiet of the surrounding areas promotes spiritual relaxation, meditation and self-contemplation.
Mountain range Nurgush
The Nurgush ridge is one of the beautiful places Southern Urals means a radiant (light, magnificent) bird. This place is one of any tourist destination. The main peak of the Bolshoi Nurgush ridge (1406 meters) is the highest point in the Chelyabinsk region. According to reports of tourists and hunters, as well as employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, UFOs can be periodically observed in the sky over the mountain, and in the surrounding forests you can meet Bigfoot, about meetings with whom Satka regional historian Vitaly Cherentsov spoke about in his book. It was in the vicinity of Nurgush that a cryptozoologist from Chelyabinsk, Nikolai Avdeev, was lucky enough to take a picture of Bigfoot, but like all materials on this topic, the picture turned out to be blurry and poorly informative. A mysterious and tragic story took place in 2001. When climbing the summit, a 10-year-old boy Rostislav disappeared. He climbed with the group from the side of Zyuratkul, where they had a tourist camp, but in the middle of the way he got tired and asked to go back to the camp. No one saw him again. The boy was searched for a whole year by many search groups, they looked very carefully, they combed everything, but alas, he disappeared without a trace. From the words of the parents, wherever they just turned, including the clairvoyants. Nobody considers the boy dead. If he died, the dogs would surely have taken the trail and found a place. In a word, a mystery.
Saint Simeonovsky (Novo-Tikhvin) monastery
A mysterious, anomalous church, popularly called simply the Church of Freedom (Kasli district), is a place where instruments fail, the compass does not work, in the undergrounds of which there is a secret that six nuns did not give out and were shot, whose souls are still hovering in the vicinity of the church. It is here, according to assurances, that the revival of human civilization will take place. Geophysicists with their instruments, together with dowsers with their frames, walked around the contours of the cathedral and received signals about the presence of underground galleries. Detailed studies were carried out on the site in front of the apse. It turned out that from under the altar room of the temple two underground passages emerge at an angle to each other. Their general direction is deep into the once densely built up monastery territory. This direction is consistent with the location of some dry wells, as if they, these wells, are either ventilation devices or exits from the dungeons.
The miraculous grave of blessed Evdokia Makhankova (Saint Dunyasha)
The grave of Evdokia Makhankova, better known among the people as Saint Dunyasha (Dunyushka), turned the small village of Chudinovo in the Oktyabrsky district into a place of pilgrimage. People come here not only from the Chelyabinsk region, but also from other regions. Evdokia Makhankova has not been canonized to date, documents are being collected on her canonization. But many already consider her a saint for her righteous lifestyle and for the fact that she gives miraculous healing after her death. Many come to Dunyasha just for help, someone just wants to bow to the grave of the local righteous woman. Information is passed from mouth to mouth that it is quite simple to find this place in the cemetery: people go there so often that the path to the grave is always well trodden and cleaned. And being near a healing grave, many feel more at ease; someone notes that the problems that used to press on the heart begin to go away. Most often, families come to the martyr asking their child to get well, as well as women who cannot get pregnant. There is no need to bring photographs to Dunyasha's grave - they say that Dunyasha herself will understand who needs help and in what. At the same time, Dunyasha is picky and will not help someone who is "unwanted" by her. They notice that often during a visit to Dunyushka's grave, strange things happen. For example, the sun suddenly begins to shine brightly during the rain.
Kiselevskaya cave
This cave is a natural monument of regional significance. It is located four kilometers from the city of Asha. The cave begins with a small narrow opening and an obliquely downward path leading to the Wintering Bats grotto. It is followed by a whole chain of large grottoes, connected by short passages: Musical, Manezhny, Temperature anomaly, Organ hall, Empty, Pearl, Banquet hall. Each has its own morphology and its own characteristics. The largest is the Banquet Hall. Its length is 100 m, width is from 10 to 40 m, with a ceiling height of 2 to 10 m. In winter, ice stalactites of various heights and snow crystals are formed in the cave. But not only this natural phenomenon can attract tourists to the Kiselevskaya Cave. According to scientists, different light effects appear in the cave for inexplicable reasons. In addition, there are eyewitnesses who testify that time warps often occur in the cave.
