Kaskelen gorge explained

The Kaskelen gorge or Kaskelenskoye gorge is a protected natural monument situated on the Kaskelen river in Kazakhstan.^[1] The gorge is located 25km from the western boundary of the city of Almaty and sits in the Trans-Ili Alatau mountain system in Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.^[2]

Notable features

The gorge is known for 'Yurt', a large stone located on the ridge. A glacial erratic, the boulder is 5 meters high, 6 meters across, and weighs over 500 tons.^[3]

Beyond the Kaskelen gorge, the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains run west for another hundred kilometers, after which the mountains become lower and the climate drier.

Protection of the monument

The natural monument is included in a protected area. Protection of the monument is assigned to the administration of the Ile-Alatau National Park.

Sources

• M. Zh. Zhandaev Nature Of The TRANS-Ili Alatau. ed. «Kazakhstan».- Alma-ATA, 1978
• V. N. Vukolov On the Northern Tien Shan. Ed. "Profizdat" M:, 1991
• A. P. Gorbunov Mountains Of Central Asia. Explanatory dictionary of geographical names and terms. Almaty, 2006

External links

• Ile-Alatau state national park
• UNESCO World Heritage Convention: Northern Tyan-Shan (Ile-Alatau State National Park)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tourist Information Center Almaty . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330010052/https://visitalmaty.kz/?page_id=1521&lang=en . March 30, 2024 . 2023-06-08 . old.visitalmaty.kz.
2. Web site: Kaskelen gorge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330005743/https://ihsan-travel.com/kaskelen-gorge . March 30, 2024 . 2024-03-29 . ihsan-travel.com.
3. Web site: 2017-02-18 . Kaskelen Gorge. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330005815/https://silkadv.com/en/content/kaskelen-gorge . March 30, 2024 . 2023-06-08 . silkadv.com . en.