Burhan-bulak falls, Tallest waterfall in Jongar Alatau mountains, Kazakhstan.

Burhan-bulak falls is a waterfall in the Jongar Alatau mountains that plunges 168 meters down in three distinct cascades. The water tumbles over the rock face of the Kora River gorge at approximately 2000 meters elevation.

Before the Soviet period the waterfall was held sacred by local people. The site lies in the Kora River gorge of the Dzungarian Alatau, in the Eskeldi district of the Zhetisu region, above the town of Tekeli and about 130 km from Taldykorgan. Its four cascades total 168 m, of which the visible lower three make up 114 m.

The name Burhan-bulak comes from a legend: a mother locked her son Burhan in a rock castle to stop his marriage to the headstrong Cora; he escaped and joined her, becoming the Kora River. The small stream beside the falls is called "Mother's Tears", the mother's endless weeping. Before Soviet times the waterfall was considered sacred.

The hike to the waterfall takes about three hours along mountain paths and requires proper footwear and attention to weather conditions. Visitors should prepare for changeable mountain weather and bring adequate water and snacks.

The waterfall drops over dark granite cliffs, and its spray keeps the rock faces covered in green moss; rainbows appear in the mist along the whole cascade. A small stream nearby is called "Mother's Tears", tied to the legend of Burhan and Kora.