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Kara-Jygach Rocks

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Kara-Jygach Rocks
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LocationAksy District, Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan
Established1975

The Kara-Jygach Rocks is a nature monument located in Aksy District of Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. The outstanding feature of the monument is its striking series of numerous cliffs and pillars of red sandstone, which were formed as a result of wind erosion. In 1975, the monument was declared a geological protected area. [1]

References

  1. ^ Ошская область: Энциклопедия [Osh Oblast Encyclopedia] (in Russian). Frunze: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 445.