The Khan lake. Lakes of the Krasnodar Territory. Khan lake in Yeysk

Krasnodar region for many centuries is famous for its healing air, life-giving sources and fascinating original beauty. The lakes of the Krasnodar Territory are very numerous and diverse. There are among them those in which the water is ice even in the hottest months, and there are those that warm up to +30. Abrau, Ryaboy, Kardyvach, Khan - blue pearls of this region, each of which has its own history and its own characteristics.

The lake that helped the khan Girey

Approximately 60 km to the south-east of Eisk and 185 km to the north-west from Krasnodar lies the amazing Khan lake. According to the legends, the great Khan Girey and his harem once bathed in him, and the ladies became much younger and prettier after water procedures, and the khan himself is stronger and healthier. It seems that he even built a palace on the lake's shores. Perhaps, it was, because the waters of the Khan lake are rich in micro- and macro-elements, and its muds are medicinal. Local call it Khanka, or Tatar. Previously, near the given water object, there was a Tartar hell farm. In the 60-ies of the XIX century, the Tatars who lived there moved to Turkey, and on the site of the settlement there was the village of Yasenskaya, which still exists. On the other side of the lake lies the village of Kopanska. Khanskoy is located on the Yeysk peninsula. From the Sea of Azov it is separated by a narrow braid of sand and seashells. Year after year, it was "built" the sea waves, until they cut off part of the bay from the sea. So the Khan lake was born.

Healing water and mud

The first research to determine the chemical composition of the waters and mud mud in Khansk was carried out as far back as 1913, and in 1921 the first medical spa was opened there . Now it is reliably known that the lake water is about 12 times more saline and concentrated than the Sea of Azov. Mud in its composition have sulfates, carbonates, sodium, potassium, magnesium, which, in fact, is famous for the Khan lake. In Yeisk - in sanatoria - these muds are successfully used to treat heart and vascular diseases, bones and joints, nervous, skin and many other diseases. There are no medical institutions on the shores of the lake. Those who wish to have a rest and receive medical treatment can stay at one of the hotels in Yeisk or in the private sector of nearby villages and villages.

Problems of the lake

Once the Khan lake was a wonderful pond about 16 km long and 8 wide. In its waters, in spite of its shallow depth (0.8-0.9 m, in some places - about 2 m), dugouts, perches, carp, and zander were splashed. Many birds nested along the banks, some of them were listed in the Red Book. In the coastal reeds and bushes were even mammals. Cut off from the sea by a sandy scythe, the lake lived on account of thawed waters and rains. With strong winds, he also had sea water. But in summer, in extreme heat, it dried up in places, and then salt was extracted there. At present, the picture is different. Most of the water area dried up, the fish died, birds and other livestock, left without food, moved to other places. Now here is a paradise for fans of kiting, buggy and mountainboarding. Rescue from the final disappearance of the lake as a reservoir engaged scientists, environmentalists and all people who are not indifferent to this problem. Let's hope that everything will work out for them.

Abrau, Kardyvach and others

Interest in tourists is not only the lake of Khan. Krasnodar region has more than 200 unique reservoirs. There are among them not only salty, but also fresh. The largest is Lake Abrau, lying 15 km from Novorossiysk. On its shore is located the village of Abrau-Durso, in which the world-famous wine is made. Lake Kardyvach is considered one of the most beautiful on Earth. It lies surrounded by mountain ridges with snow-white peaks silently reflected in the watery surface, as if in a mirror. Kardyvach is quite large in size, the second is after Abrau. There are small, but no less remarkable reservoirs in the Krasnodar Territory. Some - for example, Rowan, Pshenodah or Cheshe - are in places so difficult to access that tourists there almost never happens. Others, such as the Dolphin, are widely known to the public and quite popular. In this lake, lying on Cape Utrish, created a dolphinarium, so there are always a lot of tourists here.

Natural balneological hospitals

Not only the Khan lake in the Krasnodar Territory is rich in medicinal mud. In the village Golubitskaya there is one more, also called Golubitsky. It, like Khanskoe, is separated from the sea by a sandy scythe, and also under strong waves it is fed by sea water. Golubitsky's mud contains bromine, iodine, hydrogen sulphide. They are very dense, they can form a special kind of film when they come into contact with the body, so people easily tolerate mud. In total, the Taman Peninsula has three healing waters: Golubitskoe in the south, Salty in the north and Markitansky in the east. The latter was formed about the same way as the Khanskoy, feeding on meltwater. A layer of mud sediments in it reaches 50 cm. According to the type, the Markitanskoe Lake is chloride-magnesium-sodium. Another balneological body, called Chemburka, is located in Anapa. The mud of this lake is highly colloidal, slightly clogged, plastic and viscous, with a high thermal effect. The Krasnodar region is famous for its mud limes, which differ little from lakes. These are the Kiziltashsky, Vityazevsky, Bugazsky and Tsokur. All of them are separated from the sea by a narrow sandy scythe, which is very convenient for tourists, since after taking balneological baths you can always swim in the transparent sea water.

Solonoye Lake, Krasnodar Territory

This lake fully justifies its name, as it is one of the most saline in the province (400 ppm). It lies between the Bugazsky estuary and the cape with the name Iron Horn. Dimensions of Salt - 1,5 km in length and 1 km in width, and maximum depth - only 30 cm. There are places where she hardly reaches the ankle. Its highest salinity creates a kind of decoration around the reservoir - a white salt fringe. The muds of the lake are highly mineralized, they include magnesium, sulfides, sodium, bromine, iodine, hydrogen sulphide. All micro- and macronutrients also have a fairly high concentration, approximately 300 grams per liter of mud. In hot seasons Salt completely dries up, representing the white layers of salt. Walk on them preferably in shoes, so as not to get hurt. And under their layer is a semi-liquid dirt.