Popularity 28/100 Category Historic Structures
The Sesönk (Dikilitaş) Tumulus, near Kâhta, is a Commagene-period monumental tomb rising on a hill with the remains of standing columns around it.
Architecture and the Commagene Burial Tradition
Similar to the Karakuş Tumulus, it offers another example of the royal burial tradition with its conical mound and surrounding columns.
Visiting Significance
It is a little-visited but thematically complementary niche stop for Commagene tomb architecture.
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