<P> Nemrut or Nemrud (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı; Kurdish: Çiyayê Nemrûdê ‎; Armenian: Նեմրութ լեռ) is a 2,134 - metre - high (7,001 ft) mountain in southeastern Turkey, notable for the summit where a number of large statues are erected around what is assumed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC . </P> <P> The name is a relatively modern one, dating back to the Middle Ages . In Armenian legend, Hayk defeated the Biblical king Nimrod (equated with Bel) and buried him in these mountains . Nemrut is most likely to have received its name from an Armenian tradition in which Nimrod was killed by an arrow by Hayk during a massive battle between two rival armies of giants to the south - east of Lake Van . </P> <P> The mountain lies 40 km (25 mi) north of Kahta, near Adıyaman . In 62 BC, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb - sanctuary flanked by huge statues 8--9 - metre - high (26--30 ft) of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek, Armenian, and Medes gods, such as Zeus - Aramazd or Oromasdes (associated with Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda), Hercules - Vahagn, Tyche - Bakht, and Apollo - Mihr - Mithras . These statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them . The heads of the statues have at some stage been removed from their bodies, and they are now scattered throughout the site . </P> <P> The pattern of damage to the heads (notably to noses) suggests that they were deliberately damaged as a result of iconoclasm . The statues have not been restored to their original positions . The site also preserves stone slabs with bas - relief figures that are thought to have formed a large frieze . These slabs display the ancestors of Antiochus, who included Armenians, Greeks and Persians . </P>

Ancient statues near the peak of mount nemrut turkey
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