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Kanyon Charyn (Kaz. Sharyn Shatkalya) - a canyon stretching for 154 km along the Charyn River in Kazakhstan. The canyon is located 195 km east of Almaty, not far from the border with China. The canyon enters the territory of the Charyn National Park, formed on February 23, 2004.
Charyn Canyon
Charyn Canyon - a natural monument, built of sedimentary rocks, whose age is about 12 million years. The height of the steep canyon mountains reaches 150-300 m.
The most interesting place for tourists is the so-called Valley of castles, which is about 2 km long and 20-80 m wide.
In the bosom of the canyon there is a grove of relict species of ash, which survived the epoch of glaciation - Sogdian ash. There is another similar grove only in North America. Since 1964, Ash Grove has been declared a natural monument. Also of great interest is the turang grove - the grove of the Asian poplar.
Landscape diversity of the Charyn canyon determines the diversity of flora and fauna. More than 1,500 plant species grow here, 17 of which are listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan and 62 species of mammals, 103 species of nesting birds, 25 species of reptiles.