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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecosystema.ru/08nature/world/is/32e.htm|title=Asia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan|accessdate=23 November 2015|publisher= ecosystema.ru}}</ref> One part of the canyon is known as ''Valley of Castles'' (''Dolina Zamkov'') for its unusual rock formations, and its length is {{convert|3|km}} with a depth of {{convert|100|m}}.{{Sfn|Brummell|2012|p=170}}
The canyon can be accessed from Almaty on the main road that passes through the villages [[Chilik]], Baiseit, and [[Kokpek]] (at a distance of about {{convert|190|km}}). From there, a signposted road leads to the parking area of the canyon over a distance of {{convert|9|km}}
===The Temirlik tract===
The Temirlik is a tract and natural environmental object. The Canyon of Temirlik River within a band of foothills of a mountain river Charyn included in a protected area of Saranskiy National Park formed in 2004. The protection of the object is by the administration of the Charyn state unitary enterprise.
On the territory of this object was a huge lake before. The foothill plain of the Ketmen range is composed of rocks that are deposits of red clay mixed with crushed stone and remnants of rocks that exposed by the Temirlik River, the right tributary of the Charyn. ("Temir" – from Turk - iron). The Temirlik River originates in the peaks of the Ketmen range (from Kazakh - Ketpen-a chain of high mountains (in the East of Almaty region). The other name of the ridge is Uzynkara, which is
The current shape of the gorge acquired about a million years ago. Like all canyons cut by river waters, the Temirlik appears across the road unexpectedly, it is difficult to notice it from a distance.
A canyon up to one and a half kilometers wide and a gorge up to 160 meters deep represent the middle part of the Temirlik River. The length of the tract is 11 km. there are canopies, narrow slits, corridors, niches everywhere on the slopes of the gorge. They give the area a special appearance. The picturesque canyon with fancy pillars, winding corridors and crevices is very similar to its "older brother", the famous Charyn canyon, and the green strip is tight framed by red rocks of low rock formations makes an extraordinary impression and creates a picture of a colorful wild corner of nature.
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The Charyn Canyon stretches 154 km along the Charyn River (one of the deepest rivers of the Northern Tien Shan mountains). Wind, water and sand sculpted Charyn's red sandstone to form its shapes and shades. Some of the cliffs resemble particular figures, which is why some parts of the canyon are also called the "Valley of Castles", the Witch's Gorge, and the Ghosts Gorge.<ref>[https://www.journalofnomads.com/travel-guide-charyn-canyon-kazakhstan/ Travel Guide Charyn Canyon in Kazakhstan ]</ref>
The multicolored rock layers are the product of different stages of sediment deposits, which includes volcanic lava rocks at the bottom,
Adventure sports activities in the river include white-water [[rafting]] and [[canoeing]]. Fishing for the local species of fish called "[[Gymnodiptychus#Gymnodiptychus dybowskii|Naked Osman]]" is also common.{{Sfn|Brummell|2012|p=170}} Further downstream of the canyon, a dry zone of the gorge called the Red canyon or "Valley of Castles" is located. It stretches over about 1 km and has a depth of about {{convert|100|m}}. There is a track at the valley of the gorge that has naturally sculpted red stone formations.{{Sfn|Brummell|2012|p=170}}
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== Protection ==
The nature monument is protected by the state and the Charyn
=== Gallery ===
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