ancient ruins
Mount Nemrut
A UNESCO summit adorned with colossal stone head statues of gods and kings from the 1st-century BC Commagene kingdom, spectacular at sunrise.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Turkey · Asia
Çüngüş sits on the route: 25 minutes from Taraksu, 54km from Mount Nemrut.
Çüngüş is a town located in Turkey. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Çüngüş sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Çüngüş to your route.
Çüngüş (Ottoman Turkish: چونکوش, Kurdish: Çêngûş, Armenian: Չնքուշ, romanized: Chnkush, Chunkoush) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 512 km2, and its population is 10,720 (2022).
Çüngüş was an Armenian bishopric an Armenian Church was constructed in 1841. It was a large andRead more
flourishing Armenian town. Besides the church a monastery was located. In 1915, Çüngüş was the site of a massacre during the Armenian genocide in which around 10,000 Armenians living in the area were taken to the Dudan crevasse and murdered by being thrown into the chasm. The massacre was remembered and recorded by the local Kurdish population, and a memorial to victims of the killings was recorded in the film 100 Years Later (2016).
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Çüngüş is located in Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 38.2080 latitude, 39.2855 longitude.
Çüngüş has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Turkey.
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ancient ruins
A UNESCO summit adorned with colossal stone head statues of gods and kings from the 1st-century BC Commagene kingdom, spectacular at sunrise.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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