Old Cemetery Editorial Photo

Necropolis. Family cemetery of Crimean Karaites Tiymez Balta (ax will touch). Ancient Turkic cemetery in Europe. The first monuments date back to the first century AD. Our ancient shrine located near Bakhchisarai: Fortress Dzhuft (Chufut) Calais and ancestral graveyard-sanctuary Tiymez Balta (ax will touch) - a place of veneration and pilgrimage, which for centuries was honored the memory of ancestors, carried out nation-wide prayers and meetings to transfer knowledge to young people. The fortress was referred to as the cradle of the sacred, nest karaimstva, ancient Karaite town ... Balta Tiymez - an open-air temple, a place of pilgrimage for our people, where there are sacred oaks. The descendants of Crimean Karaites, buried at the family cemetery, honor the memory of our ancestors here, conduct religious activities, youth transmit knowledge about national traditions.