Saturday, September 29, 2012

Passive mud volcanoes in the territory of Gobustan region.

Photos taken from the top of Beyukdash mountain. There are three big mud volcanoes to the North and North-West side of this mountain. Toraghay is the biggest mud volcano in the world. It is about 400 m. Local people call this mountain Yanandagh which means "Burning Mountain". Last time Toraghay erupted in the 1947. 
And the second biggest mud volcano in the world is called Kaniza. Local people call this mountain "Kahniza". İt is about 395 m.
In this post the third mud volcano is called Milas.



















































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