<< Our Photo Pages >> Perigala - Rock Art in Azerbaijan
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Rock ArtSite Name: PerigalaCountry: Azerbaijan
NOTE: This site is 12.689 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Baku Nearest Village: Zagatala
Latitude: 41.592160N Longitude: 46.771640E
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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Not far from the picturesque town of Zagatala below the towering Caucasus mountains lies the enchanting monument of Perigala. This structure carved from the sheer cliff face with defense in mind is a place of mystery and legend. It can be accessed by abseiling or mountain climbing from below via a brick and mortar constructed towerwell. Folklore talks of it being a place where local ruler protected his daughter from betrothal to Genghis Khan. While it still has to be archaeologically investigated there are possibilities that it may be a religious recluse and be Sassinian in origin. There are some similarities to structures in Capadoccia in Turkey.
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