Kâhta District

Kâhta District
Kâhta District
District
	The Karakuş Tumulus is a monumental tomb of Royal Family of Commagene located in the district.
	Map showing Kâhta District in Adıyaman Province
	Kâhta District Location in Turkey
	Coordinates: 37°47′N 38°37′E / 37.783°N 38.617°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Adıyaman
Seat	Kâhta
Government
• Kaymakam	Selami Korkutata
Area	1,274 km2 (492 sq mi)
Population (2021)	127,534
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Kâhta District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Kâhta.^[1] Its area is 1,274 km²,^[2] and its population is 127,534 (2021).^[3] On 12 October 2018, cave drawings which date back to the Paleolithic era, were discovered in the Kâhta district, due to the decline of Atatürk Reservoir waters by 10–15 meters.^[4]

Composition

There are 3 municipalities in Kâhta District:^[1]^[5]

There are 102 villages in Kâhta District:^[6]

Places of interest

Nemrut Dağı or Mount Nemrut - now a national park, famous for the antique statuary on the summit, dating back to the Commagene Kingdom.
Karakuş Tumulus, with a large statue of an eagle.
Kâhta castle
Severan Bridge, a Roman bridge.

Mount Nemrut
Tumulus of Karakuş
Kahta castle
Severan Bridge

References

^ ^a ^b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "Paleolithic art unveiled after dam water ebbs in Turkey's east". Hürriyet Daily News. 12 October 2018.
^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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[ilce-1] İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[2] "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[3] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[4] "Paleolithic art unveiled after dam water ebbs in Turkey's east". Hürriyet Daily News. 12 October 2018.

[5] Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

[6] Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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