"Sacred Heritage of the Country of the Great Steppe" is the name of the expedition to the sacred places of the Kostanay region, organized with the assistance of the State Institution "Kogamdyk Kelisim" of the Department of Public Development of the Akimat of the Kostanay region and dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Akhmet Baitursynov.
In order to preserve the historical and local history heritage, first-year students of OP6B02201-History got acquainted with the biographies of historical figures of the Kostanay region. In particular, they learned about the life and work of Y. Altynsarin, then visited the mausoleum of Ybrai Altynsarin.
The next point of the excursion is the burial place of Zhazy Bi. The mausoleum of Zhazy Bi is located in the Altynsarinsky district. He went down in history as an honorary citizen of the Russian Empire, whose voice was listened to by Khan Kenesary himself.
He remained in the people's memory as an outstanding expert in oral folk philosophy, history and geography. In 2000, a red brick mausoleum was built on Zhazi bi's grave and a memorial stone was installed.
The third object is the burial place of Aulie Shokai, who was considered a saint during his lifetime because his blessings and predictions always came true. In 1995, for the 220th anniversary of Shokai bi's birth, a mazar was built on his grave, which is a place of pilgrimage not only for Kostanay residents.
In general, the excursion to the holy places was to the students' liking. It should be noted that a cooperation agreement was concluded between the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines of the Institute of Economics and Law named after P. Chuzhinov and the "Kogamdyk Kelisim" department, thanks to which it is the base for practical training for students of the OP 6B02201-History.
