Manínska Gorge (in Slovak, ''Manínska tiesňava'') is a national nature reserve, and the narrowest canyon in

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. It lies in the

Súľov Mountains The Súľov Mountains (in Slovak, ''Súľovské vrchy'') is a rugged mountain range in Slovakia, the northwestern part of the Fatra-Tatra Area of the Inner Western Carpathians. Its highest peak is Veľký Manín, at 890 meters. The Súľov Mo ...

, from

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. It is a place of great tourist interest, because of its wild and rare flora and fauna.

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