Leave Baku towards Bibi-Heybat Mosque, continue to the mud-volcano area and the Gobustan rock-art reserve, then return to the city. Plan this as an excursion, not a city walk.
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Gobustan, rock art and mud volcanoes.
Leave Baku towards Bibi-Heybat Mosque, continue to the mud-volcano area and the Gobustan rock-art reserve, then return to the city. Plan this as an excursion, not a city walk.
Use an organised tour or an agreed driver for the return trip. Access to wild mud-volcano tracks can require a suitable local vehicle; public transport still needs local transfers.
Distinguish the managed tourism complex from off-road volcano sites and agree the exact stop before travelling. Stay on permitted paths. Bring water and shoes that can get dirty; dress respectfully at Bibi-Heybat.
Places along the way
Bibi-Heybat Mosque
The Bibi-Heybat Mosque is an active shrine on the coast south of central Baku.
Gobustan Mud Volcanoes (Dashgil)
Mud cones and bare ground create a distinctive landscape in the wider Gobustan area.
Gobustan Rock Art (Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Reserve)
Gobustan's rock art connects a landscape of stone with the lives of people across many millennia.
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Original title: Baku Bibi-EybatMosque 004 8705
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Original title: Gobustan mud volcanoes 07
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Original title: Reserva del Estado de Qobustan, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-27, DD 05
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Original title: Baku Bibi-EybatMosque 004 8670
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Original title: Gobustan mud volcanoes 01
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Original title: Reserva del Estado de Qobustan, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-27, DD 08
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Original title: Биби Хейбат и вид на море
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Original title: Mud volcanos in Gobustan - panoramio
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Original title: Qayaüstü təsvirlər (atlı)
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Original title: Mud Volcano in Gobustan 01.jpg
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Original title: Qayaüstü təsvirlər (at, keçi, şir), Kiçikdaş dağının ovalıq hissəsi, 3 nömrəli daş
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This shows the earlier mosque building; the present complex was built later.
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Original title: Bibi Eybat Mosque
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Original title: Sea water and subterranean gas is what makes these mud volcanoes come alive (36450111543).jpg
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Original title: Petroglyphs in Gobustan 01.jpg
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Original title: Bibi Heybat Mosque Baku 1.jpg
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Original title: Mud volcano Azerbaijan vol.3.jpg
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Original title: Petroglyphs in Gobustan 02.jpg
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