Gobustan Rock Art
A UNESCO listed landscape of petroglyphs on the boulders of the Gobustan plateau, showing hunters, animals, dancing figures and reed boats. The carvings span roughly 40,000 years, and a small museum at the entrance explains the main panels.
- Where
- Gobustan, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 40.1250, 49.3750
Get the Gobustan Rock Art stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gobustan Rock Art. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Baku volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gobustan Rock Art
Gobustan National Park 2.5 km
A protected reserve of rocky hills about 70 kilometres southwest of Baku, holding more than 6,000 rock engravings made over several thousand years. It also has caves, ancient settlement sites and small mud volcanoes, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan 25 km
Azerbaijan has the greatest number of mud volcanoes in the world, mostly on the dry plains south of Baku. Small cones bubble with cold grey mud and gas, and the Gobustan area is the usual place to see them up close.
Bibi-Heybat Mosque 43 km
A mosque on the shore south of Baku, built over the tomb of Hakima Khanum, a descendant of the Prophet. The original from the 13th century was destroyed in 1934, and the present building was completed in the 1990s.
Baku TV Tower 46 km
A concrete telecommunications tower in Baku, finished in 1996 and rising 310 metres. It has an observation deck and a revolving restaurant, and the lights on it can be seen from much of the city.
Martyrs' Lane 46 km
A hillside memorial and cemetery above Baku, where victims of the Soviet army crackdown of January 1990 are buried alongside those killed in the Karabakh wars. An eternal flame burns in the centre, and the lane has wide views over the bay.
Flame Towers 46 km
Three curved skyscrapers on a hill above Baku, the tallest rising to about 190 metres, completed in 2012. LED screens cover their faces and show flames and flags at night, making them the best known mark of the city skyline.
Gulustan Palace 47 km
The main state convention centre of the Azerbaijani government, known in the Soviet era as the Gulustan Wedding Palace Complex. It stands on Baku's highland on Istiglaliyyat Street, overlooking the city and Baku Bay, and hosts official ceremonies and receptions.
National Flag Square 47 km
A large waterfront square in Baku's Bayil district, home to one of the tallest free standing flagpoles in the world at 162 metres. It also holds a museum of the national flag and looks across the Caspian.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Baku
Questions
Where is Gobustan Rock Art?
Gobustan Rock Art is in Gobustan, Baku, Azerbaijan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gobustan National Park (2.5 km), Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan (25 km), Bibi-Heybat Mosque (43 km).
How do I get the Gobustan Rock Art stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gobustan Rock Art and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Baku volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gobustan Rock Art before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Baku volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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