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The Charyn Canyon is one of the most exotic places you could visit. The strange forms left by erosion and weathering created an unreal fairyland of weird sandstone sculptures – the Valley of Castles, Witches' Gorge, and so on.
The canyon extends for 154 km NE-SW along the Charyn River, one of the deepest rivers of the northern Tien-Shan (193 km east of Almaty). The steep canyon slopes, columns and arches rise to heights of 150-300 m.
The depth of the canyon have preserved a rare ash tree that has survived the Ice Age. Nowadays is also grows in some rare areas.
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