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Candy Cane Mountains

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    August 15, 2025

    The "Candy Cane Mountains" is the popular name for a striking, striped area of exposed shale rock in the Khizi and Siyazan districts of Azerbaijan, near Baku. The area gets its name from the red-pink and white swirling patterns formed by iron-rich and chalky shale layers. These colors are caused by the oxidation of iron compounds within the rock, altered by groundwater

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      Elevation 210 m

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