Karakus Tumulus
Karakus Tumulus is in Kâhta District, Adıyaman Province. Karakus Tumulus is situated nearby to the village Bağözü, as well as near Çukurtaş.Places of Interest Nearby
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Karakuş Tumulus
Archaeological site
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Karakuş Tumulus is a funerary monument—a hierothesion—for Queen Isias and Princesses Antiochis and Aka I of Commagene, built by Mithridates II of Commagene in 30–20 BCE, near the modern village of Çukurtaş in Kâhta District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Karakuş Tumulus is situated 160 metres north of Karakus Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bağözü and Çukurtaş.
Bağözü
Village
Bağözü is a village in the Kâhta District of Adıyaman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Reşwan tribe and had a population of 98 in 2021.
Çukurtaş
Village
Çukurtaş is a village in the Kâhta District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Îzol tribe and had a population of 305 in 2021. The hamlets of Kazanlı and Kovalı are attached to the village.
Taşlıca
Village
Taşlıca is a village in the Kâhta District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Îzol tribe and had a population of 313 in 2021. The hamlet of Karabağ is attached to Taşlıca.
Karakus Tumulus
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Karakuş Tümülüsü”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Kâhta District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.86808° or 37° 52′ 5″ northLongitude
38.58734° or 38° 35′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8G9WVH9P+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9844469917OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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