Rock-cut Tombs of the Pontic Kings (Amasya)

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Rock-cut Tombs of the Pontic Kings (Amasya)

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Rock-cut Tombs of the Pontic kings (Amasya, Turkey)

Those royal tombs date from about 300 BC to 200 BC. They are carved in a vertical cliff above the city of Amasya, which used to be the capital of the Kingdom of Pontos.

For more information about those rock-cut tombs, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombs_of_the_kings_of_Pontus.

Date & GPS location
Photo taken on September 17, 2006
Hatuniye Mh., H. Teyfik Hafız Sk 1-49, 52000 Amasya, Turkey
GPS coordinates: 40.653461,35.830656 - Download KML file for Google Earth (and other mapping apps)
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