Sunday 26 June 2022

KAZAKHSTAN

This cover from Kazakhstan depicts 2 stamps issued in 2003 celebrating the UNESCO World Heritage site Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly. Petroglyphs in the Tanbaly Gorge in Chu-Ili mountains depict humans, animals, and religious figures. They date from the second half of the second millennium BC to the beginning of the 20th century and provide insight into the life of pastoral communities that lived in the region. A number of tombs, kurgans, and enclosures from Bronze and Iron Age have also been found in the area. Tamgaly became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Tamgaly is located 170 km (by road) northwest of Almaty.