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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Adıyaman Province, Turkey · Asia
Samsat sits on the route: 25 minutes from Bağpınar, 50km from Mount Nemrut.
Samsat is a town located in Adıyaman Province, Turkey. With a population of 9,308, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Samsat sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Istanbul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Samsat to your route.
Samsat (Kurdish: Samîsad, Ottoman Turkish صمصاد Semisat), formerly Samosata (Ancient Greek: Σαμόσατα) is a small town in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river. It is the seat of Samsat District. The town is populated by Kurds of the Bêzikan tribe.
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Development Party (AKP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019. The current Kaymakam is Halid Yıldız.
Samsat was the ancient capital of Kingdom of Commagene. The current site of Samsat is comparatively new, however, being rebuilt in 1989 when the old town of Samosata was flooded during the construction of the Atatürk Dam. As of 2018, reconstruction process had not yet been fully completed. An ancient tell nearby dating back to Paleolithic times has survived to the current day.
Its population was 3,790 in 2022, up from 3,520 in 2017.
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Samsat is located in Adıyaman Province, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 37.5819 latitude, 38.4742 longitude.
Samsat has a population of approximately 9,308 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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
The world's oldest known monumental temple complex dating to around 9500 BC, predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years and revolutionizing understanding of prehistoric civilization.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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