Yanar Dağ
Yanar Dağ (also: Yanar dag or Yanar dagh , in German: burning mountain ) is a natural gas fire that has been burning since ancient times on the slope of a hill in Azerbaijan . The site of the earth fire is located a few kilometers north of the state capital Baku and is open to tourists.
Flames up to three meters high rise from a ten-meter-wide ridge on the limestone hill Yanardag, which is near Baku on the Abşeron peninsula on the Caspian Sea . Today only a handful of such natural burning natural gas sources exist in the world, most of them in Azerbaijan. Due to the large natural gas deposits under the Absheron peninsula, fires of natural origin were already burning there in ancient times, as reported by historical writers such as Marco Polo .
These fires look most impressive at dusk, when tourists and locals alike sit in the tea room next door to be inspired by the spectacular sight. The fact that Azerbaijan is associated with fire in its tradition and art is traced back to the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism , which came to this area more than two thousand years ago.
Yanardag still inspires works of art today; In recent years, the Feuerberg provided the name for a Finnish opera and for a Franco-Canadian stage play. The Akhal-Teke stallion Yanardag , who became the Turkmen national symbol , is named after the fire.
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Coordinates: 40 ° 30 '6.3 " N , 49 ° 53" 28.4 " E