Tanbaly

Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Petroglyphs of Tamgaly
Location	Kazakhstan
Criteria	Cultural: (iii)
Reference	1145
Inscription	2004 (28th Session)
Area	900 ha (2,200 acres)
Buffer zone	2,900 ha (7,200 acres)
Coordinates	43°48′12″N 75°32′6″E
Location of Tanbaly in Kazakhstan

Tamgaly is a petroglyph site in the Zhetysu of Kazakhstan. Tamgaly became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Tamgaly is located 170 km (by road) northwest of Almaty.

Description

The majority of the 5000 petroglyphs are in the main canyon, but there are a number in the many side canyons. The petrogylphs are mostly Bronze Age, but in some cases have been overlaid with Medieval or later etchings. There are some petrogylphs from the Iron Age.

The name Tamgaly in Kazakh and other Turkic languages means "painted or marked place".

See also

• List of World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan)

Gallery

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  Ancient stone carvings (petroglyphs) found in a small ravine at Tamgaly
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  Looking across the small ravine that contains the petroglyphs
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  Petroglyphs of ancient tribal dance and animals
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  The largest group of petroglyphs in a sacred site
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  Petroglyphs in Tamgaly, Unesco World Heritage Site, Kazakhstan
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  Petroglyphs in Tamgaly, Unesco World Heritage Site, Kazakhstan
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  Petroglyphs in Tamgaly
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  view of landscape Tamgaly

External links

• "Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly" UNESCO
• Goryachev, A. A. and Mariyashev, A. N. (2000) "Petrogliphs of Semirechye"; [Access to this URL no longer possible]
• "Semirechye Petroglifleri", in Turkish, from WebArchive;