Gobustan State Reserve in Azerbaijan
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Gobustan State Reserve (or Qobustan Milli Parkı) is a recognised UNESCO World Heritage Site for it’s Rock Art Cultural Landscape. Not far from Baku, it is worth a short drive to visit. The region is also part of the mud volcanoes, some of the largest in the world, and near Baku the Yanar Dag, or Burning Mountain.
I wanted to include this State Reserve because of the unique nature of the Petroglyphs that are in the area, with a visitor center available it would be a pity not to visit.
Some of the carving date back to prehistoric times believed to be between 5000-40 000 years old, with ancient caves and settlements in the area. The climate is is very dry, hence the preservation of these carvings with very little rainfall.
Read more about the Petroglyphs from the Smithsonian Institution.
If you have been or have images/video of any of these sites, please send them in to [email protected] and share the beauty of our world.
Maurice
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Details
| Contact Details | Contact Line: (+99412) 544 66 27 / 22 [email protected] Address: Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Preserve Baku City Garadagh District Gobustan Settlement Azerbaijan Google Map Gobustan State Reserve location Website www.gobustan-rockart.az |
| Size of Park | 4 400 ha |
| Opened in | 2007 (1966) |
| Closest City/Town | Qobustan |
| Habitat | Semi-Desert |
| Unesco World Heritage Site | YES |
| Social Links | Google+ National Parks Guy Google+ Andorra National Parks Facebook – National Parks Guy |
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