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Legend of rocks Dzhety-Oguz.

Sights of the southern coast of the Lake Issyk Kul.

“After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth', and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received in this mode; and long ago certain truths and modes of this kind were discovered and must always reappear” 

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Travel on the southern coast of the Lake Issyk Kul.

Seven rocks in the gorge in Dzhety-Oguz.

Dzhety-Oguz or Rock of seven bulls of the most picturesque mountain gorges in Kyrgyzstan located in 28 kilometers to the southwest from the town of Karakol (the former Przhevalsk) on the southern coast of the handsome of the Lake Issyk-Kul.
The Dzhety-Oguz gorge is located in the floodplain of the river of the same name on a northern slope of Ridge Terskey Ala-Too, from the South which is bending around the lake Issyk-Kul. Dzhety-Oguz (in translation from Kyrgyz - "seven bulls") received the name from the removed rocks of red color reminding the bulls lying on the earth and being a local natural sight of the gorge.
A local sight - the rock "The broken heart" opposite to which tourists always chose the place. In the gorge at the height of 2200 meters the resort of Dzhety-Oguz known for the medical geothermal sources is above sea level located.
From these fantastic places this legend also arose. 
Long ago it was. There lived rich rich landowner. Was at it there were seven sons. There was a time, rich landowner grew old, and sons matured and reached manhood. On an old age of years decided rich landowner to divide the riches between sons.
When it divided infinite herds, herds, flocks, seven calfs were lost. Long looked for calfs, but did not find. Soon rich landowner died. Sons began to live separately. There passed a lot of time, and calfs were. They grew up, became big bulls.
Their brothers saw, and their eyes lit up at them on this good. Everyone wanted to grasp a piece more yes more fatly. Any of brothers did not concede. Contention, fight to death began between them, blood poured down.
The wise old man the sorcerer saw inevitable fratricide and to prevent it, turned seven bulls into seven are huge bloody rocks. And now they stand near the southern coast of Issyk Kul. Call them Dzhety-Oguz - seven bulls.

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Alexander Petrov.