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By stone vault

The picture shows a fragment of the Siypantash complex. It is located in the mountainous part of the Chirakchi district of the Kashkadarya region of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is a chaotic pile of giant granite stones. Some of the stones depict petroglyphs. Their history goes back 5-8 thousand years.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: the Chirakchi district, Uzbekistan
Camera: Canon EOS 2000D
Copyright: © Ravil Ikhsanov