Samosata
Adıyaman · Archaeological site
Photo: HJunghans · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Ancient city
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Adıyaman
- Elevation
- 599 m
- Wikidata
- Q1026347
About
Samsat (Kurdish: Samîsad, Ottoman Turkish صمصاد Semisat), formerly Samosata (Ancient Greek: Σαμόσατα) is a small town in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river. It is the seat of Samsat District. The town is populated by Kurds of the Bêzikan tribe.
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Location
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