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Azerbaijan20 Yanar dag and Diri Baba

Yanar Dag (translated as "burning mountain"), is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside. Diri Baba u2013 is a mausoleum of Sheikh Diri Baba

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Azerbaijan20 Yanar dag and Diri Baba

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  1. Azerbaijan 20 Yanar Dag & Diri Baba

  2. Yanar dag Yanar Dag (translated as "burning mountain"), is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the "land of fire." Flames jet into the air 3 metres (9.8 ft) from a thin, porous sandstone layer. Unlike mud volcanoes, the Yanar Dag flame burns fairly steadily, as it involves a steady seep of gas from the subsurface.

  3. It is claimed that the Yanar Dag flame was only noted when accidentally lit by a shepherd in the 1950s. There is no seepage of mud or liquid, which distinguishes it from the nearby mud volcanoes of Lökbatan or Gobustan

  4. Yanar Dagh is situated 25 km northeast of Baku. The reason that this place is worth checking out is its continuous fire, which never extinguishes. The flame derives from the gas reserves beneath the land and there are no pipes making it burn. Alexandre Dumas, during one of his visits to the area, described a similar fire he saw in the region inside one of the Zoroastrian fire temples built around it. Only a handful of fire mountains exist today in the world, and most are located in Azerbaijan

  5. Due to the large concentration of natural gas under the Absheron Peninsula, natural flames burned there throughout antiquity and were reported on by historical writers such as Marco Polo. Yanar Dag continues to inspire artists, in recent years through a Finnish opera and a French Canadian stage play

  6. The numerous links to fire in the folklore and icons of Azerbaijan are attributed to a connection to the ancient Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism, which first appeared in this region over 2,000 years ago. This created a cult of fire worshipers in Azerbaijan before Islamic rule

  7. Diri Baba – is a mausoleum-mosque of the 15th century located in Maraza city of Gobustan Rayon of Azerbaijan

  8. The mausoleum of Sheikh Diri Baba stands in a square located on a glyptic cliff

  9. The building is two-storied mausoleum-mosque of the 15th century called Diri-Baba, located across from the old cemetery

  10. The originality of this structure is that the architect "built" the tomb into the rock. The impression is that the tomb is suspended in the air.

  11. Text: Internet Pictures: Sanda Foişoreanu SandaNegruțiu& Internet All  copyrights  belong to their  respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2015 Sound: Mirelem Mirelemov - Cahargah

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