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Monument to Gagarin (Orenburg)

The monument to Yuri Gagarin in Orenburg was erected on Yuri Gagarin Avenue in 1961, shortly after his historic flight into space. This idea is associated with Gagarin’s training at the Orenburg Higher Military Aviation School named after I. S. Polbin in 1955-1957. The monument, created by sculptor

Lake Aslikul

Asylykul, or Asylykul in Bashkir, is the largest lake in the Republic of Bashkortostan. It is located 27 km northwest of the city of Davlekanovo and is located in a basin between the spurs of the Belebey Upland, surrounded by mountains such as Tabulak, Ulu-Karagach, Ulutau, Belekei-Karagach, Bolshoi

Komsomolskaya Cave

Komsomolskaya Cave, located in the Ashinsky district of the Chelyabinsk region, is one of the deepest caves in the region. The study of this cave began in 1971 by a speleological group of the Pluto club from the city of Chelyabinsk. The total length of all corridors and passages of the cave is 546

Iken Cave

The Iken cave, located on Mount Burgaz in the Arkhangelsk region of the Republic of Bashkortostan, was discovered and explored by speleologists in 1964. This unique natural formation attracts attention with its size and various sinter formations. The cave has a length of 333 meters and a maximum de

Karlaman Cave

Karlaman Cave, located at the foot of the gypsum rock Ulu-Tau ("Great Mountain" in Bashkir), is a unique natural formation in the Karmaskalinsky region of the Republic of Bashkortostan. It was formed at the site of tectonic faults in the earth's crust, which gives it a special atmosphere and interes

Yuryuzan Station (abandoned)

The Yuryuzan railway station, located on the former Beloretsk narrow-gauge railway, is evidence of the history of transporting the products of the Beloretsk Iron Smelting Plant at the beginning of the 20th century. The station, although now dilapidated, is a reminder of the times when the narrow gau

Lost Pit Cave

The Lost Pit cave is one of the most impressive speleological attractions of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Its name comes from the deep sinkhole, known as the "chasm", which goes down 78 meters and is the entrance to the first well of the cave. This cave is a complex labyrinth of passages and hall

Voskresensky Copper Smelter

The Voskresensky Copper Smelter is a ruined 18th-century copper works, the oldest in the Southern Urals, in the village of Voskresenskoye, Meleuzovsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, on the Tor River. It was founded in 1745 by the merchant Ivan Borisovich Tverdyshev and smelted copper f

Memorial Land of Yurmaty

The memorial complex "Land of Yurmaty" is a symbol of the memory of former settlements liquidated for the construction of the cities of Salavat and Ishimbay, as well as of the heroes who died during the Great Patriotic War. This complex, located on the federal highway Salavat-Ishimbay in the Sterlit

Meteorite crash site

The impact crater, which appeared as a result of an iron meteorite weighing more than 300 kg falling to Earth, was recorded on May 17, 1990 at 23:20. This celestial object received number 180 in the USSR meteorite inventory. The meteorite crater is located in the field of the former Sterlitamak stat

Lake Tugar-Salgan

Lake Tugar-Salgan, also known as Tugarsalgan or Dugan-Salgan, is one of the deepest karst lakes in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Its depth reaches 15 meters. In Ural-Altai mythology, a mountain and a lake are considered the core of the world model, representing a symbol of the divine above and belo

Kulsugadytash (Blue Rocks)

Blue Rocks get their name from a feature that can sometimes be seen at dawn when the rocks take on a bluish tint. The name of Mount Arvyakryaz, according to local legends, is associated with the Kulsugada River, which begins near the top of the mountain, and the word “tash”, which in the Bashkir lan