Gobustan, Baku Explained

Gobustan
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Baku
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Garadagh
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:14470
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst:AZT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.0842°N 49.4158°W
Official Name:Azerbaijani: Qobustan

Qobustan (also, Gobustan, Duvannaya, Duvanny, Duvannyy, and Duyannaya) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 14,470.

Qobustan is best known for being the home to the famous rock petroglyphs and mud volcanoes.

The area has been settled since the 8th millennium BC. It is known for hosting thousands of rock engravings spread over 100 square km depicting hunting scenes, people, ships, constellations and animals. Its oldest petroglyphs date from the 38th millennium BC.[2] In 2007, UNESCO included the 'Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape' in the World Heritage List.[3] The Gobustan State Reserve was featured during the Thirty-third Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.[4] There are inscriptions nearby left by a Roman Legionnaire around 75AD during the reign of Emperor Domitian which is the easternmost Roman inscription ever found. Gobustan is also famous for its mud volcanoes. Nearly 300 of the world's 700 mud volcanoes are located in this part of eastern Azerbaijan near the Caspian Sea.[5]

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  1. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-26&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan
  2. Web site: Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape. 2020-12-02. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. en.
  3. Web site: Torres Curado . L.M. . Gobustan (Qobustan, Kobustan) . Azerb.com . 2008-06-14 .
  4. Web site: 33rd Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers: AZDIPSERVIS Agency . . 2006 . 2008-06-14 . 2008-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007152944/http://www.oic2006baku.gov.az/eng/tours.shtml . dead .
  5. Web site: Gallagher . Ronnie . Mud Volcanoes: Mysterious Phenomena Fascinate Scientists and Tourists . Azerbaijan International Magazine . Summer 2003 . 2008-06-14 .