About Nemrut
Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı, Armenian: Սարակն Sarakn, "Mountain spring", Armenian pronunciation: [sɑˈɾɑkən], Kurdish: Çiyayê Nemrudê) is a dormant volcano in Tatvan district, Bitlis province, Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van. The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.
There is Lake Nemrut in the crater of the mountain. The most powerful eruptions of Nemrut occurred in the Pleistocene. Many small eruptions occurred during the Holocene, the last in 1650. The top of the volcano is a large caldera hosting three crater lakes.
This description is taken from Wikipedia and published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Nemrut (volcano)
Location and Access
Nemrut is located in Bitlis. Coordinates are 38.62257, 42.24668. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for Bitlis.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick Facts
- Province Bitlis
- Category Nature & Outdoors
- Coordinates 38.62257, 42.24668
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