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Samosata Ancient city of Samsat, submerged by the Ataturk dam project [CORONA atlas]

Samosata

Samosata

The south-east wall of the Roman settlement at Samosata A rare example in the region of opus reticulatum - square bricks set at an angle to create a 'net' effect - preserved due to a build-up of material against the wall over the centuries.

Surroundings:

Samsat ( Samosata ) - Aqueduct

“totem pole” from Nevalı Çori

“totem pole” from Nevalı Çori.

Nevalı Çori, Temple

City

Location:

Türkiye, Samsat
geo:37.543907,38.52219
Location ± 100-500 m.

Period or year:

-1000 / unknown

Class:

City
invisible

Identifiers:

Annotations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samosata

http://bvw-photos.com/TURKEY/Ad%C4%B1yaman/samsat_5.html

Nearby

Samosata

Roman Legionary Fortress.The 5000-man Legion XVI Flavia was stationed in the city in the second century.

Samsat ( Samosata ) - Aqueduct

The Roman aqueduct north of Samsat has been flooded by the waters of the lake formed behind the Atatürk Dam.

Kurban Höyük (4 km)

The site on the south bank of Euphrates; 2 km west of the village of Cümcüme is flooded by dam reservoir.