Kahta
Base town · Adıyaman province

Kahta

1 place to see from here1 night on Where it began

The usual base for Mount Nemrut. The road to the summit also passes the Roman bridge at Cendere and the royal tomb mound of Karakuş.

What to see from here

Distances are straight lines from the town centre.

  • 24 km
    Nemrut Dağ

    On a summit about 2,150 m high, King Antiochus I of Commagene raised his tomb mound between colossal statues of gods and of himself; their heads now sit on the ground. Allow about 2 hours, at sunrise or sunset.

Kahta

Museums in Adıyaman

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    Adıyaman Museum

    Commagene finds