Karanlık Canyon (), literally "Dark Canyon", is a deep steep-sided
gorge
A canyon (; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tend ...
located between the
İliç
İliç (from , ''Lichk'') is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of İliç District.Kemaliye
Kemaliye, formerly EÄŸin (, meaning "spring"), is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kemaliye District.Erzincan Province
Erzincan Province (; ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. In Turkey, its capital is also called Erzincan. Its area is 11,815 km2, and its population is 239,223 (2022).
Geography
Erzincan is trav ...
Munzur Mountains
Munzur Mountains (), is a mountain range in Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey. It is located on the border of Tunceli Province, Tunceli and Erzincan Province, Erzincan provinces. There is Munzur Valley National Park in the Munzur Mountains.
Geolo ...
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The
Munzur Mountains
Munzur Mountains (), is a mountain range in Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey. It is located on the border of Tunceli Province, Tunceli and Erzincan Province, Erzincan provinces. There is Munzur Valley National Park in the Munzur Mountains.
Geolo ...
, which run in about east–west direction, are split by north–south directed narrow valleys formed by streams. The formation in
Kemaliye
Kemaliye, formerly Eğin (, meaning "spring"), is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kemaliye District.İliç
İliç (from , ''Lichk'') is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of İliç District.
The canyon offers outdoor recreational activities such as
rock climbing
Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending climbing routes, routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin climbing walls in a mostly indoor environment. Routes are documented in c ...