Sasyk-Sivash lake in Crimea: features, where is it located and how to get there?

Sasyk-Sivash Lake is a natural attraction of the Crimean region. This body of water is located in the area of ​​the large Yevpatoriya bay; it is noteworthy for visiting because of the original color of the water. It is partially white, partially pink.

The formation time of Sasyk-Sivash is attributed to the ice age. This is a former sea bay, which over time was separated from the main water surface by a small bridge of land. It arose due to the constant winds causing severe storms. The name of the lake translates as "Fetid Mud."Part of this lake is fresh, and salt accumulates to the north. Because of it, a thick layer of brine has formed on the surface.

The salt reserves of the lake are the main resource of the sharply continental zone. Local salt contains magnesium, bromine, calcium, potassium, carotene. The Crimean lake has long been supplying salt to local regions, as well as remote settlements. Stocks of brine are estimated at 2 billion cubic meters.

Salt mills are located here, and the product itself has received awards at international exhibitions.

They are found in abundance in the northern part of Crimea. Specific aromas extend many kilometers around.

Sasyk-Sivash Lake covers an area of ​​75 square meters. km, the long expanse of water stretched for 14 km, and the widest place - 9 km. The depth of the reservoir is about 1.2 meters. No river arteries flow into the lake, there are deep fountains inside the reservoir, these objects are called griffins.There are about 40 griffins, in appearance their action resembles boiling.

The hydrological regime is regulated by a modern dam, which is divided into salt and fresh parts. To exclude desalination of the reservoir, there is a special collector. In winter, fresh water occasionally gets into the salty part. The liquid level in the salt portion increases, destroying the dam. This threatens the possibility of a breakthrough. If a lot of fresh water gets into the salty part of the lake, its resources will disappear.

Local unicellular algae emit beneficial beta-carotene. The color of the water in the heat becomes bright red due to evaporation of moisture. Concentrated beta-carotene is positive for the immune system, it is a natural antioxidant. This vitamin is widely used in food and cosmetics. The miraculous effect of the local healing mud was appreciated in antiquity, by the soldiers of Alexander the Great.

The reservoir occupies the area between Yevpatoria and the resort of Saki.

Evpatoria is practically adjacent to Sasyk Lake in the western part. The villages closest to the lake are: Coastal, Limannoe, Orlyanka. They belong to the Saki region. This is partly the region of the Evpatoria City Council. To date, the reservoir is included in the Sasyksky nature reserve, therefore it is considered a conservation object. On the map you can see a whole set of lakes in this area, they are included in the Evpatoria group. Near the lake there is a highway Evpatoria-Saki, there is a railway station "Ostryakovo".

The reservoir is characterized by an irregular elongated shape, gently sloping banks, which are only partially steep in the west. Rivers do not flow into the lake; in some places, the coastline is deeply embedded in the water surface.

For example, Cape Red, near the beams of Nadezhinskaya and Temesh, even includes a whole quarry. Across the coast there are several more large beams where inactive salt fields are located. The village of Okhotnikovo has a Saki-Career highway, there is also a freight railway station.

Two channels pass into the Black Sea from the lake, one is located to the west of the Solnyshko railway station, and the second to the north of Pribrezhnoye village. The liquid discharge mode is regulated by a special pumping station and a pumping station.

Sasyk-Sivash Lake is a popular tourist destination, so transport links here are quite developed. Communication is well established between Evpatoria and the resort town of Saki. From the first and second towns you can get here by local buses.

You can choose routes to the villages of Orlyanka and Okhotnikovo. Public transport regularly leaves from the bus station in Yevpatoriya. From the city of Saki, you can choose a route to the village of "Coastal".

From the city of Saki, the distance to the lake is small - 1.5 km, so you can walk on foot. In time it will take about half an hour. From the bus station you need to go to Internatsionalnaya street, and then get to Lenin street.

Large resorts in the region are located in the eastern part of the lake, private transfers direct from the airport ply here, but they are available to travelers who check into rooms. Famous sanatoriums: "Poltava-Crimea", "Sacropolis", "Saki", "Yurmino". City buses go from the city of Saki to the place, you need to choose routes with the final stop "Northern Lights". The local road is unpaved, but maintained in good condition, so you can move around by car.

With approaching the lake, Kalamitsky Bay will be on the left, and the body of water will be on the right.

The length of the highway from Simferopol is approximately 48 km. The lake can be reached by train.The area is characterized by good transport development.

A change in the color of water causes phytoplankton. A particularly large number of lake inhabitants produce a substance called beta-carotene in May. At this time, the concentration of algae reaches one million cells per milliliter of water.

It is scientifically proven that the pink color near the lake water occurs due to the algae dunaliella salina. It is a unicellular microscopic organism that lives only in very salty waters. Its uniqueness is that, despite the harsh conditions, the body is able to produce nutrients. In the habitat of dunaliella salina, provitamin A, glycerol, unsaturated fatty acids are found.

Biomass is successfully used in the food industry as a natural dye. The substance is successfully used in the pharmaceutical and medical fields. The use of dunaliella salina is possible as a dietary supplement, while it is not a chemical preparation, therefore, it does not have harmful effects.

A light pinkish tint appears on the water surface of the lake in April-May. During this period, unicellular organisms only begin to act, wake up after cool weather. The area around is characterized by special beauty, as the greenery of the lake is also updated.

In summer, the water surface changes its appearance and turns purple-red. The water dries in places, salt remains at these points, so the sections along the coast look snow-white, as if in snow. The greens quickly dry out due to salt, the place becomes like a desert. Later, at the end of the season, salt icebergs appear on the surface of the water surface, everything looks very outlandish. In autumn, especially spectacular shots resembling the Martian planet are obtained.

Pink Lake in Crimea is an ancient mud-mud resort, which is world famous. The mud here is silt, sulfide, of a coastal type, which is the rarest storehouse of healing resources. This lake is at the same time a resting place, and a place of treatment for many diseases. The list of curable diseases is large, but first of all they come here to treat musculoskeletal diseases, as well as to treat spinal diseases.

Dirt is applied in the form of applications, wraps, intracavitary method. During the procedures, the general condition and type of the disease should be taken into account. For a full treatment course, 10 procedures are recommended that are organized every other day. Therapeutic mud with a mineral composition has a positive effect due to:

• good ductility;
• high heat capacity;
• delayed heat transfer.

The mechanism of action of dirt occurs due to thermal, chemical, mechanical, adsorption effects. As contraindications to mud treatment are:

• acute purulent inflammatory processes;
• period of injuries with violation of the skin;
• blood diseases;
• malignant and benign tumors.

Mud baths are also contraindicated in case of tuberculosis diseases, infections, renal and liver failure.

When treating, it is important to choose the right method of application. For example, when applying local applications, the dirt is heated to a comfortable temperature, applied only to the pain area and covered with a film and a woolen cloth. Intracavitary introduction of dirt is possible only under the supervision of specialists in a hospital.With proper therapy, mineral substances begin their positive effect on all body systems. The positive effect continues after the mud treatment, which is why treatment is recommended in courses during which the effect is stably fixed.

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