Balkhash's
It is probably one of the most beautiful cities in Kazakhstan. It is located in Balkhash city. Green Town is shrouded in mystery and legends, and it is included in the tour of Kazakhstan.
The city was established in 1932 and it appeared due to the copper smelter. Coincidentally, in 1967, the copper from Balkhash was considered one of the best on the planet.
With respect to development, Balkhash has rectangular blocks, each of which is equipped with squares, parks, and fountains.
The eponymous lake possesses the fourteenth spot in the rundown of the biggest lakes on the planet and is viewed as the second-most enduring salt lake after the Caspian Sea.
There are numerous legends about the inception of the name of the city and lake. Our guides will be pleased to let you know about them. We give one of the many fascinating legends.
The word "balkhash" has a place at the same time in English, Tatar and Altai dialects. It is translated as "marshland covered tussocks."
According to the legend, one very rich magician in this city has the daughter Ili. And when it was time to get her married, the wizard said to all the people that would give her only the most powerful, beautiful, and rich husband. Many suitors had gathered.
All of them were from rich families and had a high position in society. But among them, there was one groom, a poor shepherd named Karatal. In addition, by the will of fate, he was the one to get the wizard's daughter's attention.
He was fired as the house magician because he was impoverished. Ili decided to run away with her lover and galloped away into the night with him very far away.
Nobody can hide from the wizard, and when he discovered his daughter's escape, he decided to impose a terrible curse on the lovers. The Wizard created his daughter and her fiance in two mountain rivers, and to keep them apart, marshy lake Balkhash fell between them.
Many plants grow on the lake's shores, including willow and reeds, rushes and Eurasian water milfoil, pemphigus vulgaris, and even some mollusks. Most of these plants are rare and listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan.
Once upon a time, the flora and fauna of Balkhash were considered rich and diverse, but because of the deterioration of water quality, the plant began to die in 1970.
Scientists are carefully studying the ecological system of Lake Balkhash. Even the slightest change in the ecological balance can lead to serious consequences. Violation of the ecological balance can lead to changes in the food chain, and there is a high probability of losing rare species of birds, fish, and animals. That is why it is important to save the ecological balance that was created by nature over the centuries. Therefore, scientists are making huge efforts to save Lake Balkhash.
