The Nemrud mountain stands in Southeastern Turkey. It is a 7.000 feet tall memorial for Kings and Gods of the ancient world; its summit is decorated with several giant statues erected in 62 BC by King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene. The statues flank the tomb sanctuary and are built after the images, apart from the King himself, lions, eagles, and various ancient gods, such as Hercules - Vahagn, Zeus-Aramaz, or Oromasdes (associated with the Iranic god Ahura Mazda), Tyche, and Apollo-Mithras.
The identical statues and ancestors throughout the site can also be found on the tumulus, which is 49 m (161 ft) tall and 152 m (499 ft) in diameter. The statues appear to have Greek-style facial features but Persian clothing and hairstyling. Meanwhile, the western terrace contains a large slab with a lion, showing the arrangement of stars and the planets Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars on 7 July 62 BC, believed to indicate when construction began on this monument.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Transportation from/to your address via proper, comfortable vehicle
Domestic flight tickets
Professional tour guide experience in various languages
Accommodation
Airport transfers
Non inclus
Personal expenses
Mount Nemrut Admission fee (50 TRY per person)
Lunch
Drinks
Itinéraire
DAY 1: ISTANBUL • ADIYAMAN
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City of apricots
Malatya, located in the southwest Eastern Anatolia Region, the crossroads of Central, Mediterranean, Eastern and Southeast Anatolia, is the most important apricot production region in Turkey and in the world producing 7-10% of the world’s table apricots and 80-85% of dried apricots. Although apple, pear, peach, walnut and mulberry can also be grown in this area, the fruit growers of Malatya specialize in apricot culture and still call apricot the ancient name of mish mish despite the fact that the Turkish name of apricot is kayisi.
1 heure•Entrée libre
2
After transfer, you will visit the 14th-century castle at Eski Kale (Arsameia of Nymphaios) and a magnificent 3rd-century Roman bridge at Cendere.
2 heures•Entrée libre
DAY 2: NEMRUD > URFA • ISTANBUL
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Mount Nemrud
The mausoleum of Antiochus I (69–34 B.C.), who reigned over Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates after the breakup of Alexander's empire, is one of the most ambitious constructions of the Hellenistic period. The syncretism of its pantheon, and the lineage of its kings, which can be traced back through two sets of legends, Greek and Persian, is evidence of the dual origin of this kingdom's culture.
2 heures•Entrée non incluse
2
the city’s Sacred Carp Pools of Abraham
Balıklıgöl (or Pool of Abraham, Halil-Ür Rahman Lake), is a pool in the southwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa, Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. Balıklıgöl and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Şanlıurfa.
3 heures•Entrée libre
3
You will then proceed to Harran to visit the ruins of Islam’s first university, dating from the 8th century.
3 heures•Entrée libre
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