Ded Khulsun

Ded-Khulsun lies in the steppe country near the Sarpinsky lakes west of the lower Volga. The lakes occupy a chain of shallow depressions along the eastern side of the Ergeni hills, remnants of an ancient Volga channel. Their waters and surrounding reeds stand out against the dry grasslands, where water and pasture vary with the seasons. The low country between the hills and the river formed part of the grazing lands used by the pastoral peoples of the region.