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Some of the statues near the peak of Mount Nemrut. The mountain lies 40 km (25 mi) north of Kahta, near Adıyaman.In 62 BC, King Antiochus I of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues 8–9-metre high (26–30 ft) of himself, two lions, two eagles, and various composite Greek and Iranian gods, such as Heracles-Artagnes-Ares, Zeus-Oromasdes, and Apollo ...
Statues of gods and the pyramid-like tomb-sanctuary of King Antiochus Theos of Commagene rising behind, atop Mount Nemrut Head of Antiochus atop Mount Nemrut. Antiochus is famous for building the impressive religious sanctuary of Mount Nemrut. When Antiochus reigned as king he was creating a royal cult for himself and preparing to be worshipped ...
The Legend of Legacy [a] is a turn-based role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Cattle Call.The game was first published for Japan by FuRyu in January 2015, then localized by Atlus USA to be published by Atlus USA for North America in October and by NIS America for Europe and Australia in February 2016.
Nemrut is considered one of the most spectacular volcanoes in the region. [2] Its caldera can be accessed in the summer on 4x4 vehicles from the south or east side. [31] Nemrut is covered with snow five months per year, and therefore the Turkish authorities are building a mountain ski resort and a 2,517 m long ski track on the slopes of Nemrut. [5]
2 June 1976: 1,118 hectares (11.18 km 2) [46] [47] Mount Sarıçalı National Park: Ankara: 21 October 2021: 1,024 hectares (10.24 km 2) [48] [49] İğneada Floodplain Forests National Park: Kırklareli: 13 November 2007: 3,155 hectares (31.55 km 2) [50] [51] Independence Path National Historic Park: Ankara, Çankırı, Kastamonu: 2 November ...
Mount Nemrut. There is some passing tourist trade, the main tourist attraction being Mount Nemrut. The caves of Pirin (ancient city of Perre) are 5 km (3 mi). from ...
Lake Nemrut is situated at an elevation of about 2,247 m (7,372 ft) above main sea level. It has an area of 12.36 km 2 (4.77 sq mi), and its average depth is about 100 m (330 ft) with a maximum depth of 176 m (577 ft). [3] [4] Nemrut Caldera is on the youngest volcanic cone in Turkey, which is in a not
Nemrut or Nemrud may refer to: Mount Nemrut, in southeastern Turkey; Nemrut (volcano), in eastern Turkey Lake Nemrut; Mustafa Yamulki (1866–1936), also known as ...