Valley of the Castles looking down towards Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan

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In East Kazakhstan, near the Chinese Border, there is an mini Grand Canyon with interesting rock formations. Charyn (Sharyn) Canyon was formed by the action of the Charyn River rushing down from the Tian Shan mountains through the sedimentary red sandstone of the area. The canyon is around 80 km long and up to 300 m deep.

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Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Altyn Emel National Park, Kazakhstan
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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