A little further along the road, you will come across the Tamgaly-Tas petroglyphs. Situated on the banks of the Ili River, on the edge of Altyn-Emel National Park, 120 km north of Almaty, these petroglyphs were carved by Tibetan monks in the 17th century, at a time when this region of Kazakhstan was ruled by the Dzungars. Tamgaly-Tas is the name given to the site by the Kazakhs following the expulsion of the Dzungar Khanate from Kazakh lands.

Credits: Ana Muñoz Macías

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