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Sherkala (, شەرقالا) is a mountain in Mangystau Province, western Kazakhstan, close to the town of Shetpe (Шетпе, Şetpe, شەتپە). It has been described as looking like a piala, yurt or Sphinx with steep south and east sides and a more eroded northern side.

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Sherkala (, شەرقالا) is a mountain in Mangystau Province, western Kazakhstan, close to the town of Shetpe (Шетпе, Şetpe, شەتپە). It has been described as looking like a piala, yurt or Sphinx with steep south and east sides and a more eroded northern side.

The mountain is sited between the central and western Karatau Mountains.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sherkala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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