Beautiful and mysterious Manpupuner.

Komi National Gymnasium

Maxim Nakonechnyi

4 а form

Syktyvkar 2021

In the beginning there was a legend…

• The Mansi tribes have several versions of where the stone giants came from on the plateau.
• According to one of the legends, giants used to live in these places. And one of them decided to woo the daughter of the chief of the Mansi tribe, which was refused. The giant got angry and attacked the tribe. But the son of the chief of the tribe with the help of a charmed sword turned the giants into stones.
• According to another legend, the stone pillars were seven Samoyed giants who marched through the mountains to destroy the Vogul people. But when they reached the plateau, their leader saw the sacred Vogul mountain Yalping-ner. In horror, he threw his drum on the top (it is now called Koip — "drum") and all seven giants were petrified with horror.

Location:

• This beautiful and mysterious place in Northern Urals is called: Manpupuner, Man-Pupyg-Ner, Chump-Iz, Mansi chumps…
• The word "Manpupuner" means "Small Mountain of idols". There are only seven of them.
• Located on the territory of Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve of the Komi Republic.

Карта Республики Коми

One of the Seven Wonders of Russia

The plateau is a unique geological formation which consists of seven giant rock outcrops.

Six pillars are lined up on a flat plateau in a row, and one stands slightly to the side. Their height is from 30 to 42 meters. All of them have fancy outlines.

Stone pillars on the top of a gentle mountain create a highly fantastic landscape, striking in its unreality. Their form is very unusual, for example, the same squad leader resembles an inverted bottle.

Despite their appearance, stone pillars are very stable.

• The weathering pillars are located in the interfluve of the Pechora and Pechora Rivers. Ichotlyaga of the Komi Republic.
• Getting to them is very difficult.
• The plateau can be reached by helicopter or on foot. The helicopter tour is quite expensive.
• For hikers in the Komi Republic, you must first get to the district center of Troitsko-Pechorsk. It is served by a train from Syktyvkar. Then by car to the village of Yaksha, where you can arrange a transfer up the Ilych River by motor boat (almost 200 kilometers). After that, you will have to walk another 38 kilometers.
• Despite the difficulties, tours to the plateau are in demand among tourists.

Tourism

Проверьте себя – сходите на Маньпупунер!

Links:

• Nashural .ru
• Википедия
• Яндекс Картинки
• Яндекс Карты

Thanks for your attention!