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Mount Nemrut. Ancient burial in the territory of Turkey #119891022
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The mountain lies 40 km 25 mi north of Kahta, near Adñyaman. In 62 BC, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues 8ââ¬â9 m 26ââ¬â30 ft high of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek, Armenian, and Iranian gods, such as Vahagn-Hercules, Aramazd-Zeus or Oromasdes associated with the Iranian god Ahura Mazda, Bakht-Tyche, and M