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Gobustan

Rock carvings up to 40,000 years old, with bubbling mud volcanoes nearby.

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Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Half a day

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Rock carvings up to 40,000 years old, with bubbling mud volcanoes nearby.

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