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| Archaeological research on the hill of Şehremuz in Samsat has uncovered relics from the 7,000 BC paleolithic era; the 5,000 BC neolithic, 3,000 BC calcolithic and 3,000 to 1,200 BC bronze ages. | Archaeological research on the hill of Şehremuz in Samsat has uncovered relics from the 7,000 BC paleolithic era; the 5,000 BC neolithic, 3,000 BC calcolithic and 3,000 to 1,200 BC bronze ages. | ||
| Samsat (''Samosata'') was later the walled capital of the ] kingdom founded in 69BC, the civilisation that built the statues on top of nearby ]. See ] for the ancient history of the town, which remained a regional centre in the ] period. | Samsat (''Samosata'') was later the walled capital of the ] kingdom founded in 69BC, the civilisation that built the statues on top of nearby ]. See ] for the ancient history of the town, which remained a regional centre in the ] period. | ||
| The old town of Samsat and all its history were flooded behind the ] in 1989. The new town was built beside the new waterline by the government to house the displaced residents. | The old town of Samsat and all its history were flooded behind the ] in 1989. The new town was built beside the new waterline by the government to house the displaced residents. | ||
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Samsat is a small town in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river.
Archaeological research on the hill of Şehremuz in Samsat has uncovered relics from the 7,000 BC paleolithic era; the 5,000 BC neolithic, 3,000 BC calcolithic and 3,000 to 1,200 BC bronze ages.
Samsat (Samosata) was later the walled capital of the Commagene kingdom founded in 69BC, the civilisation that built the statues on top of nearby Mount Nemrut. See Samosata for the ancient history of the town, which remained a regional centre in the Ottoman period.
The old town of Samsat and all its history were flooded behind the Atatürk Dam in 1989. The new town was built beside the new waterline by the government to house the displaced residents.
37°35′N 38°28′E / 37.583°N 38.467°E / 37.583; 38.467
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