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The city of beauty Tuyme

The city of beauty Tuyme

There is no greater treasure than a people. According to the legend, the khan's daughter Tyuime was honored in this city. At that time, the city was surrounded by a fortress. Outside, it is also surrounded by a deep trench filled with water. The fortress and the city walls were built of bricks, the foundation was braided with stone. Each wall, connected to the defensive towers of the city of the girl Tuime, was fortified with seven military towers. Once the enemy hero saw the beauty of Tyuime and sent a messenger to his father for matchmaking. But neither father nor daughter agree. In the end, the enemy overthrows the city of the Tyuime girl, but does not achieve his goal. The legend concludes that the Tuime girl died along with the city. According to the second version of the legend, the beautiful Tuyme was the daughter of a rich man named Kakharman, who lived in the steppes of the Talas River named Tortkul. The rich man, who had dreamed of a child for many years, named his daughter Tyuime, since the child was very tender. When Tyuime grew up, there were many people who wooed, dreamed of seeing her and talking to her. Merchants from neighboring cities also came and large shops and markets were concentrated here.