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Chortangi Gorge

Deep gorge in Zaamin National Park, about 450 m deep and 500 m wide, with a waterfall and bearded vultures overhead.

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About the place

Chortangi is one of the most dramatic gorges of Zaamin National Park in Jizzakh region. The valley cuts roughly 450 metres into the mountains and is about 500 metres across, with steep rock walls, juniper slopes and a waterfall that is fullest in spring and early summer.

Birdwatchers come for the bearded vulture, a large mountain raptor that nests on the cliffs and glides above the valley. The gorge suits a half-day walk from the park's resort area; allow about two hours there and back, wear proper shoes and carry water, as there are no services along the trail.

Why go

  • Gorge about 450 m deep
  • Waterfall at its fullest in spring
  • Bearded vultures on the cliffs

Nearby

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    3 km away

    Suffa Radio Observatory (RT-70)

    An unfinished Soviet-era radio observatory at 2,324 m on the Suffa plateau, built around a 70-metre RT-70 dish begun in 1981.

  • Resorts

    7 km away

    Zaamin Resort Area

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  • Archaeology

    15 km away

    Tugunbulak and Tashbulak

    Medieval highland towns of the 6th–11th centuries at 2,000–2,200 m in the Turkestan range, published in Nature in 2024; Tugunbulak covers about 120 ha.