Folk Legends: A Woman Spent Her Wealth on Building a Fortress Wall in the Batken Mountains

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Located near the village of Ravat in the Batken region, one can see the remnants of an ancient adobe wall known as "Kempir Yraak."

According to local historians, the name "Kempir Yraak" is related to the great length of this wall.

To the north, the wall adjoins the Taktaboz pasture, while to the south, it borders the Karavshin meadow.

Exact data on the time and initiator of the wall's construction is lacking. However, based on its structure, made of clay and stones, one can assume that it has a long history.

According to some legends, a wealthy elderly lady lived in the area between the Ak-Too gorge and the Karavshin meadow. She surrounded her territory with a wall resembling a fortress. Since she had no children to inherit her wealth, she decided to use all her resources to build this wall, stretching from north to south.

Today, only fragments of this wall can be found in certain areas of the mountain valley, while near the settlement, it is almost completely destroyed.

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