Mosque and More Gobustan
This mosque is near the fire worshippers temple. The niche points toward Mecca. It was paid for by an oil baron who is in a beautiful tomb in the front of the mosque.
More Gobustan pictures. One of the most fascinating etchings is from a Roman soldier nearly 2,000 years ago. No pics of that one though.
I was also able to play a percussion stone, an ancient instrument which is just a rock that makes different sounds when hit with another rock. Its more interesting than it sounds: SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* COMING FOR TO CARRY ME HOME! *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*
Viking style boat etching. Archeologist Thor Heyerdahl, who has studied these etchings, speculates that people in this area migrated north to Scandinavia. That would make these original Azeris the first Vikings and the original discoverers of America. Not sure how sound that theory is but interesting to consider.
Unfortunately several days of rain made some back roads impossible to drive on even in a Jeep so no luck seeing the mud volcanoes.
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"That would make these original Azeris the first Vikings and the original discoverers of America."
Azeris discoverers of America? Steve, are you covered sick Azerbaijani nationalist or what?
C'mmon Steve. The word "Azeri" has not existed before 1917, when the country "Azerbaijan" was founded in the Southern Caucasus. The word "Azerbaijan" comes from Atrpatakan, the northern region of Iran that has nothing to do with the Republic of Azerbaijan except for the name. The Azerbaijanis (who are also called Azerbaijani Turks) have appeared in those areas no sooner than the 13th century, A.D.
What are you talking about? I asume you have attended "lectures" saying that Azerbaijanis have been living in the Caucasus for 2 million years and that Azerbaijanis have discovered America and everything else in the world?
Since the Armenian highland and the neighboring areas are said to be the motherland of the Indo-European languages, it is possible that Vickings could have originated in what is now Azerbaijan. But to call them original Azeris...
You talk about how much food and beer costs, but how did that male prostitute charge you for a blow job?
We can always rely on Damien to simplify any subject you explore down to a language I understand... Ha ha ha... Hey, hope you have good weather from now on man... Enjoy! The trip and the "other" activities...
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