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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 17348768" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="http://www.netanimations.net/animated_burning_campfire.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />-Azerbaijan-The Land of Fire-<img src="http://www.netanimations.net/animated_burning_campfire.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Azerbaijan, located within the South Caspian Sea basin, is among the  world's oldest oil producers. The petroleum industry in Azerbaijan  produces about 800,000 barrels of oil per day and 1 billion cubic meters  of gas per year. There is so much oil and natural gas reserve under the  Absheron Peninsula that the ground practically leaks all over.   Throughout  Azerbaijan, numerous fires have been burning since antiquity and these  were reported on by historical writers such as Marco Polo in the 13th  century, and later by the famed writer Alexandre Dumas, who described a  Zoroastrian fire temples built around a natural fire. This phenomenon of  spontaneous fire caused by gas seepage have given Azerbaijan the  moniker "Land of Fire." It also created a cult of fire worshippers – the  Zoroastrians, which first appeared in this region over 2,000 years ago  before the Islamic rule came into effect. Numerous references to fire  can also be found in Azerbaijan’s folklore and culture.There are at least three places where one can observe Azerbaijan’s famous fires. <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5dNFm8s0-DU/VE9r5fAmrII/AAAAAAAA8oM/1BV1SIL4EBc/yanar-dag-16.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Yanar Dag   Yanar Dag, which literally translates to "burning  mountain", is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a  hillside near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Flames jet out into the  air 3 meters from a thin, porous sandstone layer. Around this open  fireplace the atmosphere is filled with the smell of gas. The naturally  occurring fire burns in colorful flames most impressively at dusk, when  both tourists and locals can view it from nearby teashops. <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UKEoU44ZTb4/VE9r7cBxIFI/AAAAAAAA8oU/oIcgwBnOHcc/yanar-dag-22.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1VCB8HKpfWQ/VE9r9-EjQCI/AAAAAAAA8oc/dm2dTey0yo8/yanar-dag-32.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Ateshgah of Baku   The Ateshgah of Baku near Baku, off the  Greater Caucasus, is another famous site of Azerbaijan’s eternal fires.  Ateshgah means “temple of fire”. This pentagonal complex, which has a  courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetrapillar-altar in the  middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. The fire was once  fed by a vent from a subterranean natural gas field located directly  beneath the complex, but heavy exploitation of the natural gas reserves  in the area during Soviet rule ended the flow of natural gas to the  temple and extinguished the holy fire in 1969.   The temple was  converted into a museum soon after the fire went out. Today, the fire  that can seen here is fed by mains gas piped from Baku city. <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EYaAFuckjGI/VE9r_oalSsI/AAAAAAAA8ok/rclTDG_TEr8/ateshgah-of-baku-12.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-l6F6DA2YUHc/VE9sBduI54I/AAAAAAAA8os/578ejjDNNMU/ateshgah-of-baku-22.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Yanar Bulag   Yanar Bulag or the "burning spring" is located  to the city of Astara in southern Azerbaijan. It consist of a metal  stand pipe inside a small pavilion through which water comes gurgling  out. It looks nothing unusual, but when you light a match and touch the  water, the water itself is set ablaze. This occurs due to the water’s  high methane content.   The locals believe the water from the  spring has remedial properties, and would often take a drink while the  flame is alit. There are always people at the spring who stop by to fill  their bottles and carry on their journeys. <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GR7KeZZf7Nw/VE9sDBBQ-RI/AAAAAAAA8o0/pk6CD_hXwlM/yanar-bulag-12.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Rk_W1KHVSPg/VE9sE4p-IVI/AAAAAAAA8o8/c4izvt-zLUE/yanar-bulag-22.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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