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Korkyt is a legendary of Turkic poet-songwriter and composer of the IX century, a native of the steppes along the Syr Darya river. Creator of kobyz,he is akyn, storyteller, patron of poets and musicians. Legends about Korkyt are found among the Turkic peoples of Kipchak (Kazakhs, Karakalpaks) and especially the southern Oguz branch: Turkmens, Azerbaijanis and Turks. They all have almost a common folk epic "Oguz-name".

Book
"Korkyt ata kitaby" ("the Book of Korkyt") is a written epic monument of the Turkic people. Each legend has its own story and in each of them the main character is represented Korkyt-ata— sage, leader of the tribe, predictor of fate.

Legend about Korkyt
According to legend, Korkyt's mother was pregnant him for three years. Once a year he shrinks. Before the birth of Korkyt it was dark in the sky of the whole world for three days and three nights. A fierce storm made the nation feel fear. In this regard, the child's name - "Korkyt", which means "fear". K. Konyratbaev, expresses that "Korkyt" - "the man who is the savior, that is, a person who brings salvation", S. Kaskabasov believes that "life is running out and death comes." E. Tursunov, based on the folklore of the Turkic peoples, explains the words "Dada, Dede" as "propaganda Zhyrau". Girmonsky believes that Korkyt - master of the kobyz, a shaman, a protector. The monument to Korkyt-ata - historic monument - "the Book of Korkyt-ata ("Kitabi-i-Korkud"). There Korkyt ata is depicted as zhyrau, a wise man, a genius, a leader, a shaman, a cheerful person. At the beginning of the book is quoted the parable of the Korkyt ata. He says: "In life there is death, there is no change, there is no immortality, there is no iron, no one dies, he changes and forgets, only eternal and immortal things are the result of good work done in human life." The legends of Korkyt-ata are reflected in the views of the Turkic peoples about life and death. According to legend, Korkyt ata fell asleep and heard the message: "If you do not remember about death, you will live forever." After a while, he was unable to reach one path and said, "Even if I die, I will come!"He regrets it and says, 'You think of death and now you will die.' In the legend, Korkyt ata is depicted as a fighter, a lifelong fighter looking for a place where his people live happily. Korkyt ata, who glorified people with his psalms and words that lost consciousness at the end of his life, crosses four corners of the world in search of eternal life. But wherever he goes, he meets people who dig the grave. asking the question "whose grave is this?"He always heard the answer "this is the grave of Korkyt". That's how "Where you do not go or look everywhere grave Korkyt!"Finally, when you find the land, you hear that you are alive and returning home to Syrdarya. Then, thinking that eternal life is just an art, he invented the kobyz tool. According to another legend, when he makes a carpet in the middle of the river and begins to play the kobyz, it does not sink into the water. The Korkyt ata says that while playing on kobyz was not mortal, was only happy creatures. But Korkyt ata was tired and when he fell asleep, a small snake broke out of the water and bit him with his poison. In this legend, death does not warn about his arrival, all this draws on the snake. It is the philosopher's view of death that people do not die with a warning. we see the basis of the conclusion. The great philosophical problem found in the legends of Korkyt-ata is the problem of time and space.

"The legend of Korkyt is deeply optimistic, its meaning lies in the fact that Korkyt found immortality in the service to humanity by the art he created" (Valikhanov CH. CH. Collected works. — Almaty 1961,, T. I.)

"The legend of Korkyt is one of the core components of the Kazakh mentality" (Chokan Valikhanov).

Tribute
According to legends, at the request of the Korkyt, on his grave was laid kobyz, quietly sounded in the gusts of wind at all times.

Architectural monument in the form of kobyz in honor of Korkyt-ata was built in 1980 in Karmakchinsky district Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan. Authors: architect B. Ibrayev, and physic-acoustic S. Issatayev. By the wind blows it starts noticeably sound and all passing can hear the melody of the wind. Monument seen from the windows of passing immediately trains from Moscow to Tashkent and Almaty.

At the burial place of Korkyt on the banks of the Syr Darya river approximately in X-XI centuries the mausoleum was erected "Korkyt-Tube", that in common people mean - Singing pipes. Over the centuries he came to destruction. In 1997 the was a restoration of the monument Korkyt. Was created a whole architectural ensemble - complex with amphitheatre, hotel and other facilities. The Museum was established in 2000

In 2001, Kazakhstan established Public Fund "Korkyt" for the purpose of dissemination of knowledge in society about the impact of the culture of nomadic Turks on the world musical culture.

Since 2006 Ministry of culture of the Republic Kazakhstan and the akimat of the city Kyzylorda has held International festival "Korkyt and music of the great Steppe".

In 2008 in the capital of Kazakhstan Nur- Sultan was built a park and a monument-composition "Korkyt kobyz."

At the 13th session of UNESCO 26 Nov - 1 Dec 2018 in the city of Port-Louis (Republic of Mauritius) was adopted decision to include heritage Korkyt ata in Representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

The session is attended by the representatives of the 217 countries in the world, who voted unanimously.

Work on the inclusion of heritage The Korkyt ata in the list of UNESCO Kyzylorda region was started in 2014 .Thus, in 2016-2017 in the Kyzylorda held field trips meeting of UNESCO and ISESCO (Islamic organization for education, science and culture), and in February 2017 was organized by expert meeting with the participation of representative of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, a also International Turkic Academy, which was approved Action plan for preparation multinational application for heritage of Korkyt ata. This is a joint work of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkey, in the framework of which the Kazakhstan submitted for consideration heritage Korkyt ata.

In Karmakshy district of Kyzylorda region in the 1980s years was built memorial complex in honor of the spiritual mentor of the Turkic world Korkyt Parents'. In 2014 on behalf of the Governor The President of RK N. A. Nazarbayev"First its reconstruction of the shopping center construction of the center pilgrimages. Every year it is visit up to 13 thousand tourists from country near and far abroad. The memorial complex is located along the international highway "Western Europe - Western China" 200 kilometers from the city of Kyzylorda. Name of Korkyt Kyzylorda state University University, airport "Korkyt-ATA" in In Kyzylorda, streets in cities history of Kazakhstan. Literature M. Auezova I. E. About Korkyt anamnesis. Cossack edebi, history. Vol. I, Almaty, 1948. S. Karryev A. Korkut ATA, Ashgabat 1951. Kizzlogu M. Fahrettin. Dede-Korkut.