Turquoise-blue waters flow down the gorges carved out by the River Aksu.

The Aksu River cuts a deep path through the mountains of the Aksu-Zhabagly nature reserve before spreading out among the irrigated fields of the Shymkent region.

Credits : Balzhan & Axel Monse (@infoshymkent, Germany)

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