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Akdamar Destination Guide

Discover Akdamar in Turkey

Akdamar in the region of Adıyaman is a town located in Turkey - some 342 mi or ( 550 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Akdamar is now 03:35 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Al Bab, Beirut, Bayirli, and Sanliurfa. When in this area, you might want to check out Aleppo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Akdamar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Taşkuyu, Samsat

Taşkuyu is a village in the District of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.62 38.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in Adıyaman Province, Samsat District

Samosata

Samosata was an ancient city on the right (west) bank of the Euphrates whose ruins existed at the modern city of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey until the site was flooded by the newly-constructed Atatürk Dam. The founder of the city was Sames, a Satrap of Commagene who made it his capital. The city is often confused with Arsamosata. Located in southeast Turkey on the upper Euphrates River, it was fortified so as to protect a major crossing point of the river on the east-west trade route.

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Located at 37.58 38.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Adıyaman Province, Commagene, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Adıyaman Province, History of Adıyaman Province, History of Armenia, Orontid dynasty, Roman sites in Turkey, Thughur, Titular sees in Asia, Visitor attractions in Adıyaman Province

Yarımbağ, Samsat

Yarımbağ is a village in the District of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.57 38.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Adıyaman Province, Samsat District

İncebağ, Adıyaman

İncebağ is a village in the District of Adıyaman, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.68 38.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Adıyaman District, Populated places in Adıyaman Province

Kummuh

Kummuh is an Iron Age Neo-Hittite kingdom located on the west bank of the Upper Euphrates within the easternly loop of the river between Malatya and Carchemish. Assyrian sources refer both to the land and its capital city with the same name. The city is identified with the classical period Samosata, modern day Samsat Höyük which has now been flooded under the waters of a newly-built dam. Urartian sources refer to it as Qumaha.

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Located at 37.55 38.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Syro-Hittite states