Crimean Tatars built stone framings over wells

The word «bilezlik» is translated from Crimean Tatar as «bracelet». But this word has another meaning. The word «bilezlik» was used not only for decoration, but also for the stone framing of the well, writes ethnographer Ibrahim Ibragimov in the collection «Traditional culture of Crimean Tatars». In preparing this publication, materials from the collection «Traditional culture of Crimean Tatars», photos by Mamut Churlu, Ibrahim Ibragimov and Elmaz Appazova were used.