4-Hour Gobustan Petroglyph Tour from Baku with Mud Volcanoes

• The Bibi-Heybat Mosque
  • Location: Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • Historical significance: Built in the 13th century by Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II.
  • Destruction: The original mosque was completely destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1936.
  • Reconstruction: The existing structure was rebuilt in the 1990s as a recreation of the original mosque.
• Alternate name
  • Also referred to as "the mosque of Fatima".
  • It was named as such by Alexandre Dumas during his visit in the 1850s.

• Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
  • Location: Central Azerbaijan.
  • Description: It consists of three areas on a plateau of rocky boulders.
  • Rock engravings: More than 6,000 rock engravings are present.
  • Historical significance: It testifies to 40,000 years of rock art.
  • Human habitation: It contains remains of inhabited caves, settlements, and burials.
  • Period of use: It reflects intensive human use from the Upper Paleolithic to the Middle Ages, during the wet period following the last Ice Age.
  • Area covered: It spans 537 hectares.
• Inclusion within Gobustan Reservation
  • It is part of the larger protected Gobustan Reservation.

Mud Volcanoes in Azerbaijan

• Abundance: Azerbaijan has the highest number of mud volcanoes of any country.
• Distribution: The mud volcanoes are spread widely across the country.
• Quantity: Of the 700 mud volcanoes worldwide, 350 are located in the Azerbaijani Republic.
• Local names: Referred to by locals as:
  • "Yanardagh" (burning mountain).
  • "Pilpila" (terrace).
  • "Gaynacha" (boiling water).
  • "Bozdag" (grey mountain).
• Geographic name: Also known simply as mud volcanoes.