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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Gavel Dash - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Azerbaijan

Submitted by Michelledubois on Tuesday, 04 October 2011  Page Views: 6451

Natural PlacesSite Name: The Gavel Dash Alternative Name: Stone Books
Country: Azerbaijan Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Baku  Nearest Village: Gobustan
Latitude: 40.108078N  Longitude: 49.383531E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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The Gavel Dash submitted by Michelledubois : Gavel Dash, musical stones located in the Stone Books, in Gobustan, Azerbajain (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Gaval Dash is an ancient natural musical stone which can only be found in Gobustan, Azerbaijan. This region is famous for having the oldest petroglyphs known. Gobustan National Park is a World Heritage site. Among the stone books there is a big flat stone formed out of 3 supports.

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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