Zharakuduk gorge is a unique open-air paleontological museum located in the Uchkuduk district of the Navoi region, more precisely in the Central Kyzyl Kum, 30 km from the Mingbulak village.

According to scientific hypothesis, this "Stone Forest" was formed here about 95 million years ago, as a result of the transformation of maple (sycamore) and ferns in the region into vertical stones.
The stone forest, sealed as a unique and immortal page of the distant past, is an amazing and strange wonder of nature. This miracle has not gone unnoticed for centuries.
An alien object, a meteorite, falls into the Mingbulak basin. As a result, the seawater disintegrates, leaving the land in a swirl of dust for hundreds of years. As a result, when a foreign body with chemical and physical properties mixes, forests around the sea, terrestrial and aquatic animals turn into another form, that is, stone.
Archaeologists in the area have found that the bones found belonged to marine animals. In addition, fossilized shells, tree trunks and even fruit can still be found in the area today.
According to scientists, there is evidence that walnut, almond, dzhid, peach, cherry and similar trees grow in Toshurmon.
My priglashayem vas priyekhat' v etot rayon i nasladit'sya redkimi chudesami prirody.
We invite you to come to the area and enjoy the rare wonders of nature.

Source: https://t.me/navoitourism