Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Amazing historic place telling the story of famous rock petroglyphs and mud volcanoes. One of oldest settlements The area has been settled since the 8th millennium BC. It is known for hosting thousands of rock engravings depicting hunting scenes, people, ships, constellations and animals. Its oldest petroglyphs date from the 38th millennium BC. World heritage by Unescu. WOW

Another UNESCO World heritage site. Exploring Gobustan was a journey into the soul of humanity. Amidst the semi-desert, over 6,000 ancient petroglyphs etched into the rocks tell stories of lives lived thousands of years ago. As I traced the intricate carvings depicting hunters, dancers, and celestial symbols , I was struck by the remarkable talent of these early artists. Without formal education, they captured their world with such precision and emotion. Standing there, surrounded by these timeless expressions, I felt a deep connection to our shared human heritage. A truly humbling experience.

This is a fascinating open-air site just outside Baku. The ancient rock carvings scattered across the stones make you feel like you’re walking through history. What’s even more interesting is that this whole area was once under the Caspian Sea — you can still spot coral-like dents and the raw exposed sea bed stretching out in front of you. The landscape itself is striking, with its flat, square-topped hills as a backdrop. Add in the sweeping views of the Caspian, and it’s not just historic but also a beautiful spot for some amazing pictures.

Gobustan National Park was really interesting. The ancient rock carvings and the landscape are unique and worth seeing.The museum is small but informative. Good day trip also with mud volcano and toy have a nice trip its 1 hour drive from baku. Overall a graet day trip.

It was ok but felt very touristy and a long journey from Baku with not much to see. It's interesting and amazing historically, and good that they charge to help protect the site. Surrounded by lots of drivers trying to tell you it's not safe and they will hassle you as you drive there, just don't stop and say no. Carry on the smooth tarmac all the way to the parking and don't fall for their lies. The majority doing tickets was very friendly and helpful

Wonderful experience, really gives you a sense of the place and history behind the land , it's still so well preserved that walking through those rocks take you thousands of year back in history. Must experience You need tickets acquired from your museum tour down the road - so definitely keep those handy, don't throw them away

Here we can see stone painting on various mountain rocks which wil be explained by guide without guide it’s a waste of time

Its a marvel where you breadline the centuries old rock art, a form of communication and limestone that were used for alerting for danger or other indicators. You can comprehend the caspain sea was once at that level of rocks and now has receded . Hire a guide so you can know about the place .