Top Things to do in Adiyaman Province
The 6 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Adiyaman Province, Adiyaman Province
Discover the best top things to do in Adiyaman Province, Turkey including Mount Nemrut, Nemrut Dagi National Park, Pirin Ruins, Severan Bridge, Arsemia Antik Kenti, Karakus Tumulusu.
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1. Mount Nemrut
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5.0 based on 552 reviews
Reviewed By ninad901 - Adiyaman, Turkey
We went by car and the road was so scary till we reached up the hill , after we took the service bus to reach a special area from where we had to walk on a very long stairs it was nice but hot weather . It's hard for kids to do it but my daughter did it . You can see how big those rocks are and very high. You must ask when the next bus is otherwise you have to wait . That time was every half an hour. Too many local people go there for sport to refresh their selves . There is a restaurant idea cream some food and cold drinks .
2. Nemrut Dagi National Park
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5.0 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By apricot44 - Turkey, null
The Little Kingdom of antiquity... I'll tell you about the tumulus built(nemrut-arsemia-karakus) and the lion Horoscope belonging to the kingdom of Commagene, which welcomes hundreds of thousands of tourists every year… the capital of the Commagene Kingdom, samsat(samosata), is an ancient kingdom that ruled between 163 BC and 72 AD, covering today's Adiyaman and surrounding provinces(perre,duluk,zeugma,gurgum….) it was established in the territory of the kingdom called kummuh during the late Hittite States.(Carchemish ,Milid,Que ,Tabal,Gurgum,Kummuh..BC 12-8 century).the Commagene dynasty is based on Alexander the great and the Hellenes, and again on the Persians through darius.the Great King antiochus mentions his ancestors in the inscription on the back of the thrones found on Nemrut tumulus. Lion Horoscope the cult of worship and faith in the sun,moon and stars in the sky, which dates back tens of thousands of years to today, still continues its influence in both the cult,beliefs and some traditions of Customs and behavior. this lion Horoscope statue, made in relief, was discovered in 1882 by German archaeologist Otto puchstein on the western terrace of the Nemrut tumulus. the weight and dimensions of the statue are approximately 3500 kg,height 1.84 m,length 2.42 m and width 0.71 m. the lion has 19 stars on its body ,3 planets just above its back and a crescent moon below its mane. the planet has Greek names written on the symbols(the flaming one of Heracles, the gleaming one of Apollo, the radiating one of God/Zeus).the symbol of Herakles is mars, the symbol of Apollo is Mercury, and the symbol of Zeus is Jupiter.Stars are symbolized slightly smaller than planets.the crescent symbol under the lion's Mane may represent the fertile land of commagene.(Goddess Tyche/Kommagene) some sources say that the stars and planets above the lion statue were made to express a special history.as mentioned in the Nemrut tumulus inscriptions, there are 2 special days specified for the ceremony of the kingdom.the positions of stars and planets on the horoscope sculpture say it was used to refer to 98 BC or 62 BC date(there are different thoughts about dates).The dates of King Antiochus ' birth(98 BC) and accession to the throne(62 BC). the detailed work that astrologers and astronomers have done on this horoscope statue gives us very interesting information.Again in some sources, the event in the sky (the position of the stars and the planets) that can only occur once every 25 thousand years is described.Regulus, the brightest member of the lion constellation(leon minor), has been a recognized and important star from the earliest times.In Sky mythology, the sickle(crescent) and Regulus form The Lion's Mane, head and chest.the king antiochos symbolized himself as a lion, the people as the stars, the crescent fertile land, and the planet as a god. The reason why the regulus star has been important since ancient times is that it can be seen at certain times of the year. This is the time to inform that it is time to harvest and sow the grain in the fertile lands.some reserches also told The lion horoscope statue is said to indicate the exact date of 5 July (10 of loos month Ancient Macedonian calendar) and 10 January(16 of audnaios month Ancient Macedonian calendar)...In ancient times and in the Commagene region, July 5 is the time when the harvest began, and the last time the star Regulus was seen at dusk after sunset.and In ancient times and in the Commagene region, January 10 is the time when grain began to be planted, and the last time the star Regulus was seen at dusk after sunset.In other words, the months and days that the lion horoscope sculpture tells us are actually the beginning of life and agriculture, the time of life and the time of resurrection.Until the last century and even today, in societies where agriculture is still carried out in primitive ways, it is decided to harvest and plant grain by looking at the regulus star.
3. Pirin Ruins
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4.5 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By sakaerka - Istanbul, Turkey
The ruins are very close to Adıyaman downtown. I believe if the excavations continue, this will become a major ancient city/ necropolis. More than a ruin. In fact, it is already a big site. The site is also called Perre Ruins.
4. Severan Bridge
5. Arsemia Antik Kenti
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4.5 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By apricot44 - Turkey, null
Arsemia ancient city hierothesion and capital of commagene The ancient city built within the summer capital founded by Antiochus I, the magnificent king of the Commagene kingdom, by his ancestor arsames. In antiochus built on his father's holy mausoleum and in turkey, which has the largest Greek inscriptions . the holy river for I Mithrades priest and the ancient city which is an amazing natural landscape. It is built on the sacred river, the Kahta(Nymph) river, has an incredible view of nature. It is built on a high hill against enemy attack. Antiochus defines the city of arsemeia as a twin city. He established a hierothesion (Ancient Greek ἱεροθέσιον 'holy seat'), in Commagene, is a monument or royal mausoleum, for his father I.Mithirades. It is one of the three hierothesions found in the kingdom of kommagene. (Mount Nemrut hierothesion, karakus tumulus hierothesion). There are steles in this ancient city with 3 handshake scenes of Antiochus. The antiochus has a handshake stele with apollon (mithras-hermes), I mithirades and herakles (artagnes). This ancient city, which has the longest Greek inscription in Anatolia, is located in a well 158 meters deep. In the early days, the well used for the fresh water source was thought to be an escape route found in all palaces and castles.The small holes and niches on the base and walls of the well show that this place is actually a sacred graveyard. now I leave you with the words of the great king Antiochus I in arsemia. ‘the great king antiochus, son of the king mithiridas and queen laodike, the friend of helen and the romans, and arsemia on the shore of nympios also left an unshakable law to his paternal ancestors (pers, armenian) and the immortal messenger, behind which he entrusted untouchable monuments for his own cult.’
6. Karakus Tumulusu
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4.0 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By apricot44 - Turkey, null
The tumulus belonging to the royal queen and princesses of the kingdom of Commagene, built by Mithridates II, son of the magnificent king of Commagene I antiochos. 1 is the sacred burial site of Antiochis, the wife of the antiochus, isias daughters Antiochis, laodike and Antiochis daughter aka (hierothesion). the Karakuş Tumulus is an artificial mound, 35 meters high, located on the top of a natural hill. Its Turkish name means "Black Bird", and its origin is explained by the column standing at the tumulus, the top of which is decorated with the sculpture of an eagle. It welcomes visitors to the tumulus, arriving there by the path from the south. hierothesion that appears in the above inscription. It comes from ancient Greek and literally means a "sacred seat". In the Kingdom of Commagene, this term was used to describe royal mausoleums. In particular, it was reserved for three burial sites: the hierothesion of King Antiochus I on Mount Nemrut, the hierothesion in Arsameia, erected by Antiochus I to his father, King Mithridates I Kallinikos, and the Karakuş Tumulus hierothesion. This last mausoleum was built by King Mithridates II, the son of Antiochus, for the women of his family, as we could read in the inscription quoted above. King Mithridates II ruled in the years 38 - 20 BCE and therefore the creation of Karakuş Tumulus is dated to this period. The figure of the ruler is visible on a relief placed on the column standing on the north-western side of the mound. This relief depicts Mithridates II shaking hands with his sister Laodice. However, some researchers, including T.A. Sinclair, claim that the person accompanying Laodice on the relief is not the Mithridates, but Isias - the mother of Mithridates and Laodice. The presence of Laodice on a relief placed on Karakuş Tumulus indicates that she was also buried in this family tomb. Laodice was married to the King of the Parthians, Orodes II, becoming the Queen of the Parthian Empire. It was during the reign of Orodes II that the Roman army suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Carrhae - that is, the present Harran - in 53 BC. As a result of this defeat, the Roman commander Marcus Licinius Crassus, a member of the first triumvirate and most probably the wealthiest Roman of that time, lost his life. Roman reports say that the Parthians poured molten gold into his mouth as a symbol of his thirst for wealth. His head was sent to the Great King Orodes II and was allegedly used as a prop on the stage during the performance of Euripides' Greek tragedy The Bacchae. Originally, many more columns surrounded the mound. They stood in three rows of three columns each, on the eastern, southern, and north-eastern side on the tumulus. The central column of each group supported the relief block, and the two outer columns - the sculptures of animals - the deer on the eastern side, the eagle on the southern side, and the lion - on the northwestern side. However, they were demolished and used to build the nearby bridge of Septimius Severus, now known as Cendere Köprüsü, at the end of the 2nd century CE.
