Commagene And Nemrud

The great mojority of tourist, both Turkish and

forigign fınd Nemrut the most impressive sight

in Turkey.On this summit is found a hierothesion

a final resting pleace or tomb sanctuary of the

Commagene gods and kings.This place was

decleard to ve an international leagecy by

UNESCO 1987 and is considerd be the Eight Wonder of the WORLD.

The 2100 m. high summit of NEMRUT

lies in the Aantiurus range of mountais.

On this summit rises a gigantic tumulus

surround by teraces and monumental

statues whichwere created in the first half of the

First Century B.C. It was the pleace of regualar

plgrimages and ritualas during the time of the

Commagene Kingdom.These magnificent

monumentes hidden away from the eyes

of motuals during the subsenquent eighteen

centuries were discoverd in the quater of the last century.

Since the 1950 s Turkish German and

American scientits have been conducting

experimentes carrying out excavations and

researching various sites especially at the

sites of the two capitols of kingdom Somasota

and Arsemia and the Nemrud summit.