1.What is the name of two natural attractions in Magystau? 2.Where were the balls in the “Valley of Balls” formed?
3.According to the research how the balls were the formed?
4.How big are the balls?
5.Where is Belukha mountain located? 6.What about the forms of double peaks? 7. Why did the mountain get the name Belukha?
8.Where is Singing Dunes located? 9.Why do the dunes sing?
10.How is Singing Dunes phenomenon is explained according to the legends?

Mangystau Province: “Gray-blue land” of Ustyurt and “Valley of the Balls”

There are a lot of natural attractions in Mangystau, the two main ones are Bozjyra (also spelled as Boszhira, direct translation from the Kazakh language is “Gray-blue land”), a spectacular outlining mountain range and “Valley of the Balls” where you will find huge ball noodles formed millions of years ago at the bottom of the ancient ocean. It consists of numerous ball-like rock formations scattered across a wide range of steppe land. The balls range in size from tiny marble-like rocks to huge boulders the size of a car. The phenomenon is poorly researched, but there could be a number of geological explanations that the balls were formed from the volcanic ash. The balls are of different size In this case due to the range of sizes the most likely explanation is that of spherulite formation.

East Kazakhstan Province: The wonders of Altai

Belukha Mountain, the highest point of the Katun range and the highest point of Siberia, is one of the brightest sights of Kazakh Altai. The double peak has been attracting travelers, scientists, esotericists and mountaineers from all over the world since ancient times. The peaks have the form of irregular pyramids: Western (4435 m) and Eastern (4506 m). Belukha saddle is located right in between them, and stands 4000 meters in height. Russian pioneers gave the name Belukha to the mountain, because of the large snow covered peaks. But Kazakhs call the mountain Muztau, which means “Ice Mountain”. These days, travel companies organise various tours at the bottom of Belukha, such as hiking, horse riding and even helicopter drop-offs.

Famous Singing Dunes of Kazakhstan

Singing Dunes is a mountain of sand of light colors, has a length of 3 km and a height of 150 m. The dune is located in the National Park Altyn-Emel in Almaty oblast of Kazakhstan, 182 km north-east of Almaty.

Singing Dunes is a phenomenon of nature, famous for the fact that when the weather is dry the sand dune emits a sound similar to the tune of organ. Also the dune is known for the beautiful views overlooking the surrounding countryside. Singing Dunes is a popular tourist attraction.

Singing sands caused a lot of folk superstitions from ancient times. In the legends the singing sands of the desert are explained by the activities of spirits, imaginary animals, sound of the bells of the buried cities, powerful and raging underground rivers and a lot of other unusual causes. The photos were taken by Semyonova.

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