Geological monument and the monument of archeology "Belmak-Mohyla"

Geological monument and the monument of archeology "Belmak-Mohyla"

The flat feature of the Zaporozhzhia region often misleads even the experienced tourist. Once on Belmak-Tomb, it's hard to believe that you are at the highest point of the area. In fact, its height above the sea level is slightly 324 m. The word "Belmak" from Turkic is translated as "main height" or "split". Both the one and the other name are fully true. Belmak-Mohyla is the main water year of the year, flowing south to the Sea of ​​Azov and north-west to the Dnipro basin. At the foot of this "mountain" are light gray inhomogeneous biotite granites, the age of which scientists determine in 2 billion years. It was they who attracted the Miners to the Belmak-Tomb. From the 1950's granite was extracted here in an open way. For more than half a century, more than 20 million tons of breed have been taken from the depths of the Belmanka. From the summit of Belmanka, a panorama of the Priazovsky steppe and a huge career reaching a length of 1.3 and a width of 500 m are opened. Historians believe that Belmak-Mohyla could play the role of one of the most important religious centers of the Azov region in the ancient times. In the so-called "long burial mound" located at the foot of Belmak-Mohyla, archaeologists explored the unique sanctuary of the late Bronze Age (XV-XII centuries BC). A Cemmerian burial place of the priest at the end of the VIII - VII centuries was found alongside. B.C. There are about 30 mounds of different sizes in the district of Belmak-Mohyla.