Posted 1 year ago by sobal in response to nicole's question:
Any local attractions near Baku, Azerbaijan?(give a different answer) .
There is a very popular place in Surakhany, 20 kilometers east of the town center, known as the Temple of the Fire worshippers. What's so interesting about the "Atashgah Temple" is the fact that it's built on the site of a natural gas vent believed to have been sacred to the Zoroastrians since the 6th century bC. That's why it has been a centre of worship for thousands of years. The area is so saturated with natural gas and oil that flames spontaneously erupt from the ground. Flames burn at each corner of the roof!