Mount Nemrut
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Mount Nemrut is a mountain in Turkey that features ancient monumental structures and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its historical and archaeological significance. The site attracts visitors and scholars interested in understanding the region's past and the impressive engineering achievements of those who built on this remote peak.
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Mount Nemrut or Nemrud (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı; Kurdish: Çiyayê Nemrûdê; Armenian: Նեմրութ լեռ; Greek: Όρος Νεμρούτ) is a 2,150-metre-high (7,054 ft) mountain in southeastern Turkey, notable for the summit where a number of large statues are erected around what is assumed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC. It is one of the highest peaks in the east of the Taurus Mountains.
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.