<< Our Photo Pages >> The Gavel Dash - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Azerbaijan
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Natural PlacesSite Name: The Gavel Dash Alternative Name: Stone BooksCountry: Azerbaijan Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Baku Nearest Village: Gobustan
Latitude: 40.108078N Longitude: 49.383531E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Just touch the Gaval Dash with a small stone and melodious sounds come from it, which can be compared with a tambourine. The Gaval Dash has been formed due the unqiue climate, oil and gas which can be found in the region of Azerbaijan. See Gobustan, Azerbaijan for further information on this site.
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