Kâhta

Kâhta is a town in , with a population of 132,000 in 2023. The reason to visit is Mount Nemrut, only accessible in summer.
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  • Type: Town with 123,000 residents
  • Description: district and town of Turkey
  • Also known as: Arsameia”, “Kahta”, and “Kölük

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ortanca and Erikdere.

Village
is a village in the , , . The village is populated by Kurds of the Reşwan tribe and had a population of 362 in 2021. The hamlets of Dalpınar and Kubilay are attached to the village. is situated 4 km southwest of Kâhta.

Village
is a village in the , , . The village is populated by Kurds of the Reşwan tribe and had a population of 359 in 2021. The hamlets of Tekeli and Uncular are attached to . is situated 5 km north of Kâhta.

Village
Mülk is a village in the , , . The village is populated by Kurds of the Bêzikan tribe and had a population of 455 in 2021. is situated 6 km south of Kâhta.

Kâhta

Latitude
37.7861° or 37° 47′ 10″ north
Longitude
38.6217° or 38° 37′ 18″ east
Population
123,000
Elevation
722 metres (2,369 feet)
Open location code
8G9WQJPC+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 125617049
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
310855
Wiki­data ID
Q375432
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kâhta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كاختا
  • Arabic: كاختة
  • Arabic: كاهاتا
  • Arabic: كاهتا
  • Arabic: كولك
  • Armenian: Քոլիկ
  • Asturian: Kâhta (distritu)
  • Asturian: Kâhta
  • Catalan: Kahta
  • Catalan: Kâhta
  • Cebuano: Kâhta İlçesi
  • Central Kurdish: کۆلیک
  • Chechen: КаьхӀта
  • Chinese: Kahta
  • Chinese: 卡赫塔
  • Classical Syriac: ܓܟܬܝ
  • Dimli (individual language): Kolık
  • Dutch: Kahta
  • Egyptian Arabic: كاهاتا
  • Esperanto: Kahta
  • Esperanto: Kâhta
  • Finnish: Kâhta
  • French: Kahta
  • French: Kâhta
  • Gagauz: Kahta
  • German: Kâhta
  • Gilaki: کاهتا
  • Indonesian: Kâhta
  • Irish: Kâhta
  • Italian: Kahta
  • Japanese: キャフタ
  • Kurdish: Kolik, Adiyeman
  • Kurdish: Kolik
  • Lak: Кяхта
  • Lithuanian: Kachta
  • Malay: Kahta
  • Mazanderani: کاهتا
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kahta
  • Minangkabau: Kahta
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kahta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kahta
  • Norwegian: Kahta
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): ܓܟܬܝ
  • Persian: کاختا
  • Persian: کاهتا
  • Polish: Kahta
  • Romanian: Kahta
  • Russian: Кахта
  • Russian: Кяхта
  • Serbian: Кахта
  • Swahili: Kahta
  • Swedish: Kahta
  • Tatar: Кахта
  • Turkish: Arsameia
  • Turkish: Kâhta
  • Ukrainian: Кягта
  • Urdu: کیاحتا
  • Uzbek: Kahta
  • Uzbek: Kâhta
  • Vietnamese: Kahta
  • Vietnamese: Kâhta
  • Western Mari: Кяхта
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع کاہتا
  • Western Panjabi: کاہتا
  • Arsameia
  • Kahta

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