Gamigaya Petroglyphs

Rock art site dating to the 4th-1st millennia BC on Gapijiq peak (3,907 m) in the Lesser Caucasus near Ordubad, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Thousands of petroglyphs depict deer, goats, bulls, leopards, birds, human figures, carriages, ceremonial dances, and spiritual rituals, reflecting the religion and ideology of ancient peoples. Formal investigation began in 1968, with comprehensive research published by Vali Aliyev in 1993. The name Gamigaya means 'stone ship,' linked to a local flood myth about Noah's Ark. The site is on Azerbaijan's UNESCO Tentative List.