Saimaluu-Tash

At Saimaluu-Tash there are many rocks of basalt. Paintings were drawn with iron and bronze instruments on the smooth surfaces of basalt, blackened by the sun.

The men scratched the scenes of life, hunting, displacements, ritual dances, different divinities, demonic dances, humanoid creatures with canine heads and hypertrophied arms.

You can see in Saymaluu Tash more than 10'000 petroglyphs belonging to different eras of Antiquity 2nd millennium BC until the Middle Ages. That's why they were drawn in different styles. In the antique style the animals are represented by triangles or rectangles connected together. And in the most recent style, petroglyphs are of so-called "skeleton" technique with linear symbols and simple signs.

The Saimaluu-Tash is actually on the tentative list of the UNESCO 

Saimaluu-Tash is part of the Kyrgyz Nomad Trail - KNT, a national network of hiking trails that promotes sustainable tourism and connects travelers to Kyrgyzstan's natural and cultural heritage.