Ateshgah fire temple
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Ateshgah fire temple
Burning mountain
The tour’s planned duration is 4,5 hours.
The tour to natural, historical and architectural monuments on Absheron Peninsula (within a radius of 50 km away from Baku)
Tour Program
– «Yanar Dag», the place where natural burning gas comes out of the ground caused by tectonic clashed. It is located in Mamedli village. Yanar Dag was mentioned in the ancient historical books since 5th century.
– «Ateshgah» – the temple of fire-worshippers in Surakhani village is one of the signs of the existence of Zoroastrianism in ancient Azerbaijan.
– Tour to Gala, the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex. Artifacts from the period between 3rd millennium BC and 20th century AD are stored here.