{"id":439,"date":"2020-08-27T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/staging\/?destination=mud-volcanos"},"modified":"2024-06-06T01:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:38:23","slug":"mud-volcanos","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/destination\/mud-volcanos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mud Volcanos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/visitsilkroad\/clvl3cel701dq01phev10aq9m\/static\/pin-s+ff0000(49.2828011,40.0278773)\/49.2828011,40.0278773,12.5,0\/725x300?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidmlzaXRzaWxrcm9hZCIsImEiOiJjbHV2YWEzbDMwMWRvMmpvYXd1NzRkNDcwIn0.iA4-BEz1MfIrSQRk3uxVkw\">\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Located a 1.5-hour drive from Baku, the mud volcanoes at Dashgil near the Gobustan Reserve are the most popular to visit. Entrance is free, however, you will need to pay for a short taxi ride from the Gobustan Reserve. Alternatively, you may drive to the volcanoes by yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The country is thought to have nearly 400 mud volcanoes and while they never grow to the size of a normal volcano, topping out at around 10 kilometres in diameter and 700 metres in height (among the largest mud volcanoes in the world are Boyuk Kanizadag and Toraghai, both in Azerbaijan), they do occasionally get the chance to show off.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel.kb-gallery-id-_004cc9-5b .kt-blocks-carousel .kt-blocks-carousel-init .kb-slide-item{padding:4px 5px;}.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel.kb-gallery-id-_004cc9-5b .kt-blocks-carousel .kt-blocks-carousel-init.kb-carousel-mode-align-left .kb-slide-item{padding:4px 10px 4px 0;}.kb-gallery-id-_004cc9-5b.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-_004cc9-5b.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel 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