Broken Heart


Just before you arrive at the Jeti-Ögüz resort from the north, the partly-wooded back side of the Seven Bulls ridge appears to be a single splintered hill. Its heart-shaped form has led to many a tragic legend. Most common is that where two suitors both spilled their blood fighting for the affections of a beautiful woman: both died and this rock is her broken heart.


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