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Some believe these multicoloured mountains are the same colourful mountains that are mentioned in the Qur’an (the holy book of Muslims) which are made of different shades present on the surface of planet Earth.
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This verse in the Qur’an speaks of the colourful mountains.

‘Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby fruits of varying colors? And in the mountains are tracts, white and red of varying shades and [somel extremely black’ - Qur’an 35:27

The word in Arabic used to describe these tracts of white and red of varying shades means distinct lines or patterns of different, bright colours.

Many have wondered if these colourful mountains really exist? And if so, where are they located?

Explorers have seen these breathtaking colourful mountains in Peru and in Western China. Works of art on the Earth’s surface.

The Colourful Mountains are an example of how geology catches our attention and begs the question: What causes the Mountains to be coloured the way they are?

The Zhangye Danxia National Park is located in the Gansu province in China’s northwest covering 200 square miles. The site was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009 and is the destination for many Chinese and international tourists

Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park is very popular among tourists, and it has been listed among the ‘most beautiful’ places in China and the world, numerous times.

The rock formations and rolling hills almost look as if they were painted. The landscapes are surreal.

The colourful landscapes were created by sandstone and minerals being layered atop each other over the years with the tectonic plates shifting creating angled painted layers across the rock formation and sandstone rolling hills.

Kwa mara ya kwanza nimekutana na upinde wa mvua.