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The Karadiirmen canyon. Shale

The Karadiirmen canyon. Shale

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Took place on: 2025-04-16

Become a wild goat in this narrow black gorge

Karadiirmen means Black Canyon. The next stop on our way will be Sarydiirmen (Yellow Canyon), baring a similar name. But I'm skeptical about it, I saw it only on a pair of Russian blogs, and the canyon is more than just yellow.

The onset of the canyon

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The onset of the canyon

A stream will occupy the whole ravine, so to pass it, you must jump and keep balance

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A stream will occupy the whole ravine, so to pass it, you must jump and keep balance

Information about Karadiirmen is scarse. I don't think there is any on English sector.

Its peculiarity is being composed of some dark-grayish stacking mineral. This is, most certainly, a shale. It is characterized with dark colors and forming thin slabs, laying around or composing a rock layer-by-layer.

The sharp tops are like enveloped in a sunset light

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The sharp tops are like enveloped in a sunset light

There is a "stair" upwards, covered in shale slabs

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There is a "stair" upwards, covered in shale slabs

The view on the canyon

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The view on the canyon

This path was no very easy, especially for me, who is constantly overwhelmed and out of balance. This is because you need to shark along the trails, with which your steps fit perfectly in width.

The feature for a half of this gorge is this narrowness

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The feature for a half of this gorge is this narrowness

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A small oasis

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A small oasis

Up there are, unexpectedly, flowers!

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Up there are, unexpectedly, flowers!

I assume this species is Veronica amoena

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I assume this species is Veronica amoena

It grows, beside Mangistau, only on Caspian coast of Azerbaijan and Dagestan

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It grows, beside Mangistau, only on Caspian coast of Azerbaijan and Dagestan