Yanar Dag

Yanar Dag

Yanar Dag (Azerbaijani: Yanar Dağ). translated as "Fire Mountain", is an ancient and visually stunning fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea.

Flames shoot into the air 10 feet along a 30 foot wide ridge on a limestone hillside known as Yanar Dag near Baku, the capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan.cite web
last = Kleveman
first = Lutz
title = The new great game: blood and oil in Central Asia
publisher = Google (online), Grove Press (print)
date = 2004
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=3pCz4OmRW-0C&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=Yanar+Dag&source=web&ots=32ZvEmwAuI&sig=sq2FVB450PPjvBPRzU2gAb952cE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
accessdate = 2008-06-18 ] Only a handful of fire mountains exist today in the world and most are located in Azerbaijan. Due to the large concentration of natural gas under the Abşeron Peninsula, natural flames have burned there throughout antiquity and been reported by historical writers such as Marco Polo.

The naturally occurring fire burns most impressively at dusk, when both tourists and locals sit at a nearby teashop in an attempt to derive inspiration from the spectacular sight. Azerbaijan's frequent link with fire in its folklore and icons is credited with a connection to the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism, which first appeared in the region over 2,000 years ago.cite web
last = Duran
first = Lucy
title = World Routes: Azerbaijan
publisher = BBC Radio 3
date = 2008-02-16
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldroutes/pip/w7vj5/
accessdate = 2008-06-18 ]

Yanar dag continues to inspire many; in recent years a Finnish operacite web
last =
first =
title = Finnish composes Gobustan rhythms
publisher = Baku Pages
date = 2002-01-07
url = http://baku.ru/pubs/ai/7022_en.php
accessdate = 2008-06-18 ] and a French Canadian stage play,cite web
last = Gravenor
first = Kristian
title = Yanardagh - Quebec play salutes Azerbaijan's refugees
publisher = Going to Azerbaijan
date = 2006-09-14
url = http://goingtoazerbaijan.blogspot.com/2006/09/yanardagh-quebec-play-salutes.html
accessdate = 2008-06-18 ] have been named after the fiery mountain.

ee also

* Zoroastrianism in Azerbaijan
* Ramana (settlement)
* Khinalug
* Gobustan
* Fire Temple of Baku

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