This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 110.174.62.147 (talk) at 06:52, 16 November 2018. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 06:52, 16 November 2018 by 110.174.62.147 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) | This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Samsat" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Samsat | |
|---|---|
  Samsat | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′46.4″N 38°28′52.7″E / 37.579556°N 38.481306°E / 37.579556; 38.481306 | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Governorate | Adıyaman Province |
Samsat (Template:Lang-hy Samosata) is a small town and district in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river.
The current town of Samsat is comparatively new, being built only since 1989 when the old town of Samosata was flooded during construction of the Attaturk Dam. Indeed to some extent the re-construction of the town is still ongoing
Despite the flooding of the Old town the even more ancient Tell known as Samsat Castle has survived to the current day.
Archeology
Archaeological research on the hill of Şehremuz in Samsat has uncovered relics from the 7000 BC Paleolithic era; the 5000 BC Neolithic, 3000 BC Chalcolithic and 3000 to 1200 BC Bronze Ages. The ancient city of Ḫaḫḫum (Hittite: Ḫaḫḫa) was located nearby; it is recorded as a source of gold for ancient Sumeria.
The old town of Samosta was not excavated
History
After the Hittites Samsat was later the walled capital of the Commagene kingdom founded in 69BC, the civilisation that built the statues on top of nearby Mount Nemrut. During the classical era the town was known as Samosata and in Roman times was the home to the satirist Lucian.
The town fell to the Ottomans but 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 Turkish government to house the displaced residents.
References
| Samsat in Adıyaman Province of Turkey | ||
|---|---|---|
| Districts |   | |
| Metropolitan municipalities are bolded. | ||
 | This geographical article about a location in Adıyaman Province, Turkey is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |