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<p>Sarab73: Spelling Correction: vilage --&gt; village</p> <hr /> <div>{{refimprove|date=December 2015}}<br /> <br /> {{Orphan|date=November 2015}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Umut apa3.jpg|thumb|Umut apa, her husband Rahmetolla and Alexander Fergalyuk]]<br /> '''Umut apa''' or '''Umit apa''' (literally, &quot;Mother Hope&quot;) was a renowned charismatic [[faith healing|healer]] from [[Kazakhstan]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite journal |doi=10.1080/02634937.2013.771872 |title=Mentally ill or chosen by spirits? 'Shamanic illness' and the revival of Kazakh traditional medicine in post-Soviet Kazakhstan |journal=Central Asian Survey |volume=32 |pages=37 |year=2013 |last1=Penkala-Gawęcka |first1=Danuta}}&lt;/ref&gt; She was the leader of a &quot;healing commune&quot; in Berezovka village of [[Pavlodar Region]], close to [[Pavlodar]] city.<br /> <br /> She is said to have restored health to tens of thousands of people between 1991 and 2005. Her commune came to be known as a holy land, and attracted pilgrims from other countries including [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]] and [[Russia]]. The visitors would worship Umіt apa's ashes, pray in her mosque and receive treatment in Umut apa clinic. Her youngest daughter Bakhit (literally &quot;Happiness&quot;) continued her activities.<br /> <br /> In 2014, a sum of 29 million [[Kazakhstani tenge|tenge]] was allocated towards improving the road leading to the commune. At the request of the local residents, a joint meeting of Akimat and Maslikhat (the local representative bodies) passed a resolution to name the village &quot;Umut Apa Aul&quot;.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:People from Pavlodar Region]]<br /> <br /> {{Kazakhstan-bio-stub}}</div>

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