Kara-Jygach Rocks

Kara-Jygach Rocks
Location Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan
Established 1975

The Kara-Jygach Rocks is a nature monument located in Aksy District of Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. Numerous cliffs and pillars of red sandstone 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.

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