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Gobustan National Park is a historically and archaeologically significant area located approximately 60 kilometers southeast of Baku, on the southern tip of the Absheron Peninsula in Azerbaijan. Covering an area of 537 hectares, the region lies within a semi-arid landscape. Gobustan was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007.Historical and Cultural FeaturesAround 6,000 rock carvings have been identified in Gobustan. These petroglyphs span a 40,000-year period from the Upper Paleolit

Tamgalı Petroglyphs are among the most significant rock art sites in Central Asia, located near the village of Karabastau in the Cambul District of Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, and feature approximately 5,000 rock carvings. More than 5,000 petroglyphs are found within the valley, spanning a period of about 3,500 years from the Middle Bronze Age to the early 20th century. Tamgalı was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004 and is among Kazakhstan’s first internationally recognized cultu