Zhumbaktas, Rock formation in Burabay National Park, Kazakhstan

Zhumbaktas is a granite rock on the left side of Lake Auliekol (Burabay), between the Kokshe and Temirtau mountains. It rises 18 metres, with rounded edges and a pyramid-like form: broad stacked ledges at the base, a narrow column above, and a massive overhanging cap on top. Forested hills stand behind it.

The rock's history survives in Kazakh oral tradition rather than in written records. The legend tells of a girl who fled with a young singer to Lake Burabay (older name Auliekol); her brothers killed him and, in her grief, she asked to be turned to stone. Russian-language authors called the rock the "Sphinx".

Kazakh legend tells of a girl who fled with her beloved; after he was killed by her brothers, she asked to be turned to stone. From the Kogildir inlet the rock shows a girl's face, from the opposite side an old woman's; Russian authors called it the Sphinx.

Zhumbaktas stands on the left side of Lake Auliekol (Burabay), in the gap between the Kokshe and Temirtau mountains, at 18 m tall. Approach from the Kogildir bay side to see the girl's profile; from the opposite side the rock reads as an old woman. The stone is granite with rounded edges, so the footing on the ledges is worn smooth.

Russian-language authors called Zhumbaktas "the Sphinx". From the Kogildir inlet side the granite is said to show a girl's figure, while from the opposite side it looks like an old woman. The rock stands 18 m high between the Kokshe and Temirtau mountains, on the left side of Auliekol (Burabay).