Sentob

Going up the Sentob river valley – locally known as Kadvan valley - passing along scattered outbuildings, cemeteries, abandoned houses and mosques built of flat stones, a rocky outcrop with the hilltop ruins of the old village is reached.

This spot was largely abandoned, and even those who later moved back elected to live at lower elevations in more modern structures.

In the gorge cliffs just below the rocky outcrop there are Bronze Age petroglyphs: Oxen, deer, wild rams and nomads with bows and arrows, as well as Medieval Times horsemen along with Arabic inscriptions.

Most of the village's usable land is dedicated to agriculture and food forest sprinkled with walnut, pistachio and fruit trees.

The village has a pleasant natural setting and is a great starting point for mountain hikes into the Nuratau Mountains to observe its wide variety of wildflowers.

Sentob old village ruins
Sentob pedroglyphs