Malatya

2 places to see from here

An apricot-growing city on the upper Euphrates. Arslantepe, World Heritage since 2021, is on its northern edge.

What to see from here

Distances are straight lines from the town centre.

5 km
Arslantepe
A mound near Malatya with a palace complex of around 3000 BC, where the oldest known swords were found, together with thousands of clay sealings from its storerooms. Allow about 1–2 hours.
56 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.