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Nemrud dagi (1)
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The road to Nemrud dagi. Photo Jona Lendering. The road from Cendere to Nemrud dagi. Getting there is half the fun. The summit is about 2150 meters high and clearly dominates the region. It is one of the westernmost summits of the Antitaurus.
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The mountain area surrounding Nemrud dagi. Photo Marco Prins. The mountain area surrounding Nemrud dagi. Here you see it on a satellite photo.
The mountain area surrounding Nemrud dagi. Photo Marco Prins. The mountain area surrounding Nemrud dagi.
View from beneath the summit. Photo Jona Lendering. View from beneath the summit.The tumulus and a modern cafe are visible.
The track to the summit of Nemrud dagi. Photo Marco Prins. The track to the summit of Nemrud dagi.
The track to the summit of Nemrud dagi. Photo Marco Prins. The track to the summit of Nemrud dagi. In the background the Euphrates.
The tumulus of Antiochus on top of Nemrud dagi. Photo Marco Prins. The tumulus of king Antiochus on top of Nemrud dagi is fifty meters high and probably contains the chamber in which king Antiochus Epiphanes of Commagene (70-31 BCE) is buried. At the moment, Turkish and Dutch archaeologists are researching the site; the official, multilingual website is here.
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