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The eagle column at Karakuş Tumulus
Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized

Culture · Mount Nemrut & Malatya · Kahta

Karakuş Tumulus

Karakuş Tümülüsü

A burial mound of the royal women of Commagene, ringed by columns, one still topped by the eagle that gives it its name ("black bird").

  • Hours not verified Check on site before you go
  • Visit ~15–30 min
  • Museum Pass

Directions See it on the Mount Nemrut & Malatya map

Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

King Mithridates II raised the mound for his mother, sister and niece; groups of columns around it carried statues and a relief; the eagle still stands.

Fifteen to thirty minutes, on the way to Mount Nemrut.

It is not on the ministry's ticketed list; we found no published opening rules.

Getting there

About 10 km north of Kahta on the road to Mount Nemrut.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

Open in OpenStreetMap See it on the Mount Nemrut & Malatya map

Nearby

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Where to stay nearby

Kahta has 3 places to stay licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ministry list, counted on ilçemde on 30 Sep 2026).

Hotels and guesthouses in Kahta ↗

Accommodation lists open on ilçemde, our sister directory of Turkish businesses (new tab). We do not take bookings or commissions.

Pharmacies on duty tonight in Kahta ↗ The list changes every day; on-duty pharmacies stay open when the others are closed.

About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Karakuş Tümülüsü (way/274793330; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 1 Oct 2026.