Participants of the 5th General Assembly of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA), hosted by AzerTAc visited the Gala Archeological-Ethnographic Museum Complex near Azerbaijan`s capital.
The complex created at the initiative of President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva was designed to preserve historic past of Azerbaijan and make the country one of the world`s most attractive tourism centers.
Covering an area of 156 hectares, the preserve contains burial mounds, crypts, dwelling houses as well as 4 storage pools, ruins of an ancient palace, 5 mosques and 3 bath-houses dating back to a period between 3rd Millennium BC and 20th century.
The Museum Complex itself covers an area of 2 hectares and stores rock paintings, ceramics, weapons, jewelry and other unique exhibits dating back to a period from 3rd and 2nd millennium BC and the Middle Ages.
The participants toured the complex and they were told that together with its nearby area the Gala settlement is home to 215 archeological monuments.
They viewed Gavaldash, an ancient wedding palace, the model of a merchant`s house, as well as archeological findings.
Then, the guests familiarized themselves with tourism complex on the Caspian coast.

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