Attractions of the Karkaraly Mountains -
Mountain hiking in the Karkaraly Nature Reserve -
Zhirensakal Peak is the highest point in the Karkaraly Mountains, its height is 1403 meters above sea level. There is a mountain route to the mountain, a trail along which you can climb to the top of Zhirensakal. The peak offers a beautiful panorama of the Karkaraly Nature Reserve.
Zhirensakal in translation from Kazakh means (Red beard). The peak previously had a different name, one of the unofficial names of the Zhirensakal peak is the Komsomol peak, the mountain received this name after its conquest by a group of Soviet climbers consisting of young boys and girls during the USSR in 1936.
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How to get there -
Zhirensakal Peak is located in the Karkaralinsk Nature Reserve in the Karaganda region in the Karkaraly Mountains, Kent Mountains. Also, Mount Zhirensakal is known by another name "Kabaniy Shish".
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Tourist information
There is a legend about the peak of Zhirensakal, which says that in ancient times a holy man lived on the mountain, the spirit of this holy man still lives on the mountain and fulfills the desires of people. Mount Zhirensakal is considered a magical, sacred mountain, the mountain is very popular among travelers, as well as Mount Zhirensakal is a place of pilgrimage. According to Yerlan Mustafin, in ancient times, people came here seeking healing from various diseases. The childless hoped to have a child, the blind hoped to gain sight. Both the mentally ill and the paralyzed were brought here.
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