Tanbaly
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Tamgaly (Kazakh: Таңбалы, romanized: Tañbalı) 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.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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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 |
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The earliest of the petroglyphs of Tamgaly date from the Bronze Age (about 3,000 years ago), when the area was populated by the precursors to the Saka/Scythian people, and the most recent from the 18th or 19th century.[1]