Qobustan National Park
The Qobustan National Park (fully. Azerbaijan. Name: Qobustan Dövlət tarixi-bədii qoruğu; kyrill .: Гобустан Дөвләт тарихи-бәдии горуу, German "State historical-artistic protection area" Qobustan , in the west of Azerbaijan ) is immediately about 50 km southwest of Baku .
He is known for his Stone Age rock carvings , which were discovered in the 1930s. In 1966 the national park was established. The area covers an area of around 44 km² and includes the elevations Böyküdaş dağı (201 m) in the center, Cinqirdağ (236 m) in the north and Kiçikdaş dağı (117 m) in the south.
In 2007, the sites of rock paintings were for World Heritage of UNESCO appointed.
Plaque at the entrance to Qobustan National Park
Petroglyphs:
fish, horses
Rock painting:
gazelles
Petroglyph : "Yally" dance
Panoramic view
Web links
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
- Website Qobustan National Park (English)
- Qobustan petroglyphs
- Museum under open sky
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape. Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
Cultural heritage: downtown Baku with the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden's Tower (2000) | Rock paintings and cultural landscape of Qobustan (2007) | Old town of Sheki with Khan Palace (2019)
Coordinates: 40 ° 6 ′ 20 ″ N , 49 ° 23 ′ 20 ″ E