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Revision as of 15:03, 14 November 2006 by Istanbuljohnm (talk | contribs) (extending)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Samsat is a village in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river. It occupied the location of the ancient fortified city of Samosata until the area was flooded behind the Atatürk Dam. The new village was built by the government to house the displaced residents.
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 capital of the Commagene kingdom founded in 69BC, the civilisation that built the statues on top of nearby Mount Nemrut.
37°35′N 38°28′E / 37.583°N 38.467°E / 37.583; 38.467.
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