Azerbaijan
Date of Issue: 5th May 2025
two souvenir-sheets (2x 1.50 AZN)
From prehistoric rock art to musical stones, the Azerbaijani people’s past comes dramatically to life in the Gobustan State Reserve, home to an astonishing collection of over 6,000 - 7,000 ancient petroglyphs. Depicting scenes of people, animals, boats, dances, hunting, camel caravans and more, they chart ways of life dating back between 5,000 and 20,000 years, spanning from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. In 2007 Gobustan was included in the UNESO World Heritage List. In 2013, the Gobustan Museum became one of the winners of the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA). Today, thanks to the rock carvings, archaeological findings and paleontological discoveries in Gobustan, we have a glimpse into the lives of our distant ancestors and a chance to imagine their way of life and the world around them.
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