Why visit Samsat
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
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About Samsat
Samsat (Kurdish: Samîsad, Ottoman Turkish صمصاد Semisat), formerly Samosata (Ancient Greek: Σαμόσατα) is a small town in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river. It is the seat of Samsat District. The town is populated by Kurds of the Bêzikan tribe.
From the Wikipedia article Samsat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Samosata
Monument and historic site · 2.0 km
Ancient city of Commagene, in modern-day Turkey
Churches and places of worship1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare2
Map of Samsat
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Getting there and nearby towns
Adıyaman Airport (ADF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Taşkuyu 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Sarıharman 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Köseler 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Bozova 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- Kâhta 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
- Adıyaman 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Şanlıurfa 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
- Birecik 76 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Siverek 77 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Malatya 87 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Samsat Turkey, Radosław Botev, CC BY 3.0 pl
- Samosata Philipp II Rv, HJunghans, CC BY-SA 4.0
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