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nemrut mountain

The famous statues of gods, goddesses and also the kings as well as the tumulus of 1.Antiochos Epiphanes, the king of Kommagene, are situated on Nemrud dagi (Nemrud mountain) which is located next to Kahta village of Adiyaman, a southeastern province of Turkey.
 
The region in eastern Anatolia between Taurus mountains and Euphrates river was called Kommagene during the Hellenistic and Roman times.
   
Beyond the sacred site on Nemrud dagi there were some settlements of the kingdom of Kommagene such as the cities of Samosata, Perre, Doliche and Germanikeia Kaisareia. The same region was called Kumuhu in Assurian documents which was mentioned as the land belonging to the late Hittite kingdom.
kingdom was founded by 1.Mithradates Kallinikos in the 1st century B.C. The kingdom became a strong political entity during the reign of 1.Antiochos Epiphanes (62-32 B.C.) who was the son of 1.Mithradates. The kingdom lasted until 72 A.D. when Syria was conquered by Roman Empire Vespasian and became an eastern province of Rome.
Nemrud dagi is a 2150 metres high mountain next to Ankar mountains.The tumulus which is made up of small size stones is a 50 metres high and 150 metres wide pile. This tumulus is surrounded on three sides by a courtyard carved into the rock formation on the mountain.

The eastern courtyard holds the most important examples of monumental architecture and sculpture. The 8 to 10 metres high god and king head statues are located to the west of this courtyard. The eastern corner of the courtyard is covered by a pyramid shaped altar of fire.

  On the southern side of this important courtyard there are stone blocks forming a kind of wall. There are reliefs representing the Persian ancestors of 1.Antiochos, the king of Kommagene, on these stone blocks. On the other side of these stones you will see the reliefs representing his Macedonian ancestors.

harran

According to the Old Testament, Abraham resided here and his father Terah died here. Harran is known for its interesting cone and cubic shaped dwellings. They are made of clay and known to be naturally very suitable for the hot climate of the region.
These mud-brick houses are up to 4-5 metres high and this height is considered to be the other reason for cool and confortable inside conditions.The present-day town of Harran is about 50Kms to the south of Sanli Urfa, a south-eastern province of Turkey.
According to the tradition, Abraham was moving from Ur to Canaan which was in Promised Land (Gen.11:35), when he rested in Harran. The town is surrounded by a city wall.  
Although the wall was restored in the 12th century A.D., only five of its 12 original gates have survived till today. The ancient settlement was on and around the hill in the center of the town.  

This part has not been excavated yet. On the way up the hill there are two doorposts with markers indicating that this place was "Aran's House" from which Abraham took Sarah.

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