Nemrut Dağ
Also known as Mont Nemrud, Mount Nemrut, Nemrud Dagh, Nemrud Dagi, Nemrut Dagi, Niphate
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Türkiye
Inscribed
1987
Area
11 ha
In preparation
A full profile of Nemrut Dağ is being written.
We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.
Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Nemrut Dağ is about 45 km north-east of Adıyaman. The nearest other World Heritage site is Arslantepe Mound, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Adıyaman · about 224,000 peopleabout 45 km south-west
- Malatya · about 462,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Elâzığ · about 271,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
- Şanlıurfa · about 450,000 peopleabout 90 km south
- Diyarbakır · about 645,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Tunceli · about 29,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TürkiyeCultural56 km away
TürkiyeCultural86 km away
TürkiyeCultural132 km away
TürkiyeCultural164 km away
SyriaCultural245 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
Trip reports
No one has written up a visit to Nemrut Dağ yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.
Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.
Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.
Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)