Bannoye one of the most famous and beautiful lakes of the South Urals. It is possible to relax in both summer and winter. Active entertainment industry developed here is perhaps better than anywhere else in the Southern Urals. All year round it attracts a lot of tourists not only from the Urals. Especially crowded on weekends.

The second known, Bashkir, the name of the lake & ndash; Jakty-kul. Translated from the Bashkir & ndash; & Laquo; Bright Lake & raquo ;.
Popular rumor relates the emergence of the name of the lake with Emelyan Pugachev. According to legend, in 1774 the army stopped pugacheskoe here bathe, bathing suit day.
There are far more exotic legends about the supposedly lived in the old days in the lake monster.

Now some numbers. The lake mirror & ndash; 7.7 square kilometers, the length of the lake & ndash; 4170 meters, the average width of & ndash; 1,880 meters, the average depth of & ndash; 10.6 meters and the maximum is 28 meters. It is the deepest lake of Bashkiria. Large depth explained tectonic lake
The lake is surrounded by beautiful mountains:. Kutukay (664 meters), Karanyalyk (620 meters), the spurs of the mountain range Yamankaya. With their tops & ndash; beautiful view.