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Top attractions in Bashkortostan to visit

The monument is devoted to the legendary commander and poet Salavat Yulayev. He is depicted at the moment when he decides to join the rebel chieftain Pugachev instead of defeating him. All arriving in the capital of Bashkiria by train or by boat are met with the raised hand of the proud rider, reined in the horse on a high cliff above the river. The monument is the card of Ufa and the whole region, it is also depicted on the coat of arms and it isthe largest equestrian statue in Europe (9.8 m); the monument to Jan Zizka in Prague (9 m) is higher only with the help of its pedestal (22 vs. 14). Weighing 40 tonnes of bronzed cast iron, the composition appears to be extremely dynamic due to the displacement of the center of gravity, it has only three points of support.
The Monument To Salavat Yulaev

The monument is devoted to the legendary commander and poet Salavat Yulayev. He is depicted at the moment when he decides to join the rebel chieftain Pugachev instead of defeating him. All arriving…

Shihan mountains (Shihan in Turkic languages means solitary hill) were once reefs in the late Paleozoic, at that time the ocean was splashing in place of modern Bashkiria. Still the one can find 300 million years old corals, sponges, echinoderms and algae in clusters of fossils. The four Shihans (mountains) on the right bank of the Belaya river form the high ridge of the southern Urals. Torah-Tau is the holy mountain of ancient bashkirs, it was the site of their accomplishments of rites. Uraktau, or Heart mountain, is known for its springs on the north slope and for the lake Moksha at the mountain foot. On the eastern slope of Kush-Tau, or Bird-The-Mountain there is a ski resort. One of the Shihans, Shah-Tau, or Czar-Mountain was digged up to mine limestone, so today almost nothing remain from it. Now there is a geological museum in its place. Scientists from around the world visit Shihan to study the paleontological treasures that lie there under the feet.
Shihan mountains

Shihan mountains (Shihan in Turkic languages means solitary hill) were once reefs in the late Paleozoic, at that time the ocean was splashing in place of modern Bashkiria. Still the one can find 300…