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Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the surrounding area is an ancient sacred place for the Anangu people. Uluru holds a significant place in the Anangu, traditional owners, creation stories and law. Many of these stories relate to how the ancestral beings formed Uluru and all of its marks and crevices.

At the base of Uluru there are cave paintings and carvings made over many thousands of years by Anangu belonging to the Luritja, Yankuntjatjara and Pitjantjatjara language groups.

Not only does this Australian landmark hold cultural importance, but the beauty and grandeur of this naturally formed landscape is simply staggering - especially impressive when you realise it's estimated that two-thirds of the rock are buried underground!

This site is also believed to be 700 million years old, making Uluru one of Australia's most popular tourist destinations.

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