Nemrut
Nemrut is a dormant volcano in Tatvan district, Bitlis province, Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van. The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,948 metres
- Description: mountain in Bitlis Province, Turkey
- Also known as: “Nemrut Dagi”, “Nemrut Mountains”, “Nemrut Stratovolkanı”, “Nemrut Volcano”, “Nemrut Volkanı”, “Sarakn”, “Volcan Nemrut”, “Volcan Nemrut Dagi”, “Vulkano Nemrut”, and “הר נמרוט המזרחי”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Serinbayır and Oduncular.
Oduncular
Village
Oduncular is a village in the Güroymak District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. Oduncular is situated 9 km southwest of Nemrut.
Nemrut
- Categories: mountain, dormant volcano, and landform
- Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.6225° or 38° 37′ 21″ north
Longitude
42.24672° or 42° 14′ 48″ east
Elevation
2,948 metres (9,672 feet)
Open location code
8HC4J6FW+2M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Nemrut” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بركان نمرود”
- Armenian: “Նեմրութ”
- Armenian: “Սարակն”
- Azerbaijani: “Nəmrud (vulkan)”
- Azerbaijani: “Nəmrud”
- Basque: “Nemrut”
- Cebuano: “Nemrut Dağı”
- Chinese: “內姆魯特火山”
- Chinese: “内姆鲁特火山”
- Czech: “Nemrut”
- Dutch: “Nemrut Dağı”
- Dutch: “Nemrut”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بركان نمرود”
- Esperanto: “Nemrut-vulkano”
- Finnish: “Nimrud”
- French: “Nemrut”
- Georgian: “ნემრუთი”
- German: “Nemrut Dağı”
- Greek: “Νεμρούτ”
- Italian: “Monte Nemrut”
- Japanese: “ネムルト山”
- Kurdish: “Çiyayê Nemrud”
- Kurdish: “Nemrûd”
- Kurdish: “نەمروود”
- Ladin: “Nemrut”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nemrut”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vulkanen Nemrut”
- Norwegian: “Nemrut”
- Polish: “Nemrut”
- Russian: “Немрут-Даг”
- Russian: “Немрут”
- Slovak: “Nemrut Dağı”
- Slovenian: “Nemrut”
- Spanish: “Nemrut”
- Spanish: “Volcán Nemrut Dagi”
- Turkish: “Nemrut Dağı”
- Turkmen: “Nemrut Dagy”
- Udmurt: “Немрут-Даг”
- Ukrainian: “Немрут-Даг”
- Uzbek: “Nemrut (vulqon)”
- Uzbek: “Nemrut”
- Venetian: “Monte Nemrut”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Çekmece and Yumurtatepe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Nemrut Caldera National Park and View to the Nemrut lake.
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