Yanardag State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve

Glad it was free

On the positive side, we didn't have to pay entry on the day we went (was expecting to be fleeced as a foreigner) and my expectations were already pretty low. If you can picture a used tire dump set o...

Over-rated pit of fire.

Over-rated. It's simply a pit of fire that's meant to be thousands of years old. How they tell this beats me. A lot of staring into the flames. LOL.

long drive

it is a lot of driving just to see a bunch of eternal flames from natural gas. i find the drive more interesting (coming from atashgah zoroastrian fire temple) because you see a lot of nodding donkey...

Ynardag

Original Text

The symbolic place where the natural fire is burning. But there is nothing to look there: a low (half-meter) fire is burning in the niche, there is a bridge on the plateau where the inscription Yanardag is worth, there is a small cafe to drink ...

For lovers of history and unusual.

Original Text

Of course, for those who are waiting for a colorful show with huge burning mountains, Yanardagh will not impress. However, for a lover of history who has heard something about zoroastism, as well as for those who are interested in unusual pryo ...