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
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	TRT (UTC+3)

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

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.