Excursion to the Konyr-Aulie cave from Almaty -
Caves and natural attractions of the Abay region -
The Konyr-Aulie Cave is located in the Abay region and is a sacred place. The cave is an underground grotto 120 meters long, the cave is quite extensive and large. The entrance to the cave is located in a rock mass, the height of the entrance is 2 meters, the depth of the cave is 120 meters, the width is 15-40 meters. At the end of the cave there is a fresh lake, the size of the lake is 15 meters, the water in the lake is very cold. If you wish, you can go into the water to take a dip; this ritual has a beneficial effect on the human body.
To the right of this main cave is a narrow cavity 50 cm wide, 110 cm high. This narrow cavity is 12 meters long with a 10 meter widening, 5 meters high, running north for 12 meters. The height of the cave ceilings is 20 meters, the diameter is 5 - 7 meters, there are 2 domes and it ends adjacent to the lake. At the exit from the main room to the lake there is a room 12 - 15 meters high. The temperature of the cave air does not exceed 10 degrees. Many famous people visited the Konyr Aulie cave (Abai Kunanbaev, Mukhtar Auezov, etc.
How to get there -
The Konyr-Aulie cave is located in the Aktas mountains, 20 kilometers from the village of Aktas, Abay district, Abay region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 49°06′20″N 78°32′02″E
Legend, sacred meaning, pilgrimage -
The water in the lake inside the Konur-Aulie cave is sacred and healing. Here you can meet pilgrims who often visit this place. Legend has it that the ancestors recovered in this cave from illnesses and wounds received in between battles. At the entrance to the cave there is a stone statue depicting a woman. Another legend says that when there was a Great Flood on earth, the Almighty saved the lives of three brothers who took care of other people during the flood. When the 3 brothers Konyr, Kyran and Kulan later happened, they did not take up space in Noah’s Ark to give way to other people, and they tied three logs to the ark on which they sat, but the raging flow of water tore off the logs. When the water receded, the Konyr log caught on the mountain where the cave is located. From this moment on, the place and the cave are sacred.
Konur-Aulie Cave in Abay region
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