Charyn River

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The Charyn River is a river in southeastern Kazakhstan famed for carving the dramatic Charyn Canyon, often compared to a smaller Grand Canyon.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Charyn River canonical 3
Charyn River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alternativeName Sharyn River
basinCountry Kazakhstan
climateZone continental climate region
comparedTo Grand Canyon
continent Asia
country Kazakhstan
countrySubdivision Almaty Region
drainageBasin Balkhash-Alakol basin
drainsFrom mountain glaciers and snowfields
erosionalLandform Charyn Canyon
flowsDirection generally westward
flowsInto Ili River
flowsThrough Almaty Region
forms Charyn Canyon
geologicalEffect erosion of sedimentary rocks
hasAttraction Valley of Castles in Charyn Canyon
hasEcosystem semi-arid riparian ecosystem
hasGeologicalAgeFeature canyon with rocks of Paleozoic origin
hasPart Charyn Canyon
hasTourismActivity fishing
rafting
sightseeing
knownFor carving Charyn Canyon
dramatic canyon landscapes
languageOfToponym Kazakh
length approximately 427 km
locatedIn southeastern Kazakhstan
locatedInProtectedArea Charyn National Park
mouthLocation Ili River
mouthRegion Almaty Region
nearbyCity Almaty
partOf Ili River system
linked to: Ili River
passesThrough Charyn Canyon
region Central Asia
sourceLocation Tien Shan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
sourceRegion Northern Tien Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
supportsActivity ecotourism
supportsSpecies riparian vegetation
tributaryOf Ili River
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
valleyFeature steep canyon walls
watercourse Ili River basin
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ili River majorTributary Charyn River
Southeastern Kazakhstan hasRiver Charyn River
subject linked to: southeastern Kazakhstan
Charyn National Park followsRiver Charyn River
Charyn National Park partOf Charyn River basin
linked to: Charyn River