Nemrut Dağ World Heritage Site

Official name

Nemrut Dağ | UNESCO

Country

Turkey | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Adiyaman Province
38.3660° Lat, 38.7636° Lon | Map

Code

448

Time Zone

Europe/Istanbul (+03, +0300)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1987. The mausoleum of Antiochus I (69–34 B.C.), who reigned over Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates after the breakup of Alexander's empire, is one of the most ambitious constructions of the Hellenistic period. The syncretism of its pantheon, and the lineage of its kings, which can be traced back through two sets of legends, Greek and Persian, is evidence of the dual origin of this kingdom's culture.