Nemrut (Commagene) / Throne of Gods Day 1 Transfer to the airport for flight to Malatya. Meeting at the airport and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight. Day 2 Start after breakfast. Visit to Ulucami (Grand Mosque) and the remains of Seldjouk Caravanserai. Short walk at Copper Market. Lunch and departure to view the world-famous sunset at Nemrut (Commagene) Mountain (2150 m.) around which tributaries of the river Euphrates flow. Return to hotel. Dinner and overnight. Day 3 Early departure to watch the most striking view of the sunrise. Visit to the sacred final resting place (Hierothesion) built by King Antiochos I of Commagene, and the mass-stone statue monuments, too heavy and large to be carried to museums, and remain where they are originally erected. See the one and only untouched Tumulus in the world. Return to Malatya for lunch and transfer to the airport for return flight.
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