Kenesary Cave

Kenesari Cave, Kokshetau Cave is located 0.5 km southwest of Lake Burabay, in the Burabay district of Akmola region.

Attributes

The cave is formed by the entrance of a granite thread of Mount Kokshetau and is located on the top of a slope of the cave. The cave entrance is about 3 m high. It consists of two parts. They are connected by a narrow hole. The second part has an outlet. The main cave has a circular shape with a diameter of 5 6 m, height of 1 3 m. The temperature difference between the outside temperature inside the cave is 2 3 ° C. The cave of Kenesari is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the resort Burabai.

Myth

According to the legend, Kenesar, son of Qasim, the son of Ablai, learned to shoot with the bow and the horse from his youth, and he loved to hunt in the forest of Burabai; and when he was well-aware and had anointed his staff, he landed in the cave; therefore it was called the cave of Kenesar in the mouth of the land.