Kara-Jygach Rocks
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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.
Aksy District
Aksy is a raion of Jalal-Abad Province in western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Kerben. :-Towns, rural communities and villages:...
of Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad Province, also known as Jalalabat , is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by Talas Province, Chui Province, Naryn Province, Osh Province and Uzbekistan. The Jalal-Abad Province was established on November 21, 1939...
of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. 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.