Samsat

The ruins of Samosata (third century B.C.), the old Kommagene capital on the Euphrates, now mostly lie submerged beneath the waters of the Atatürk Baraji southwest of Kâhta. Only when the level in the reservoir is low does the 45m/148ft high castle hill, which in 1990 was still being excavated, break the surface of the water. The site is reached from Adiyaman by driving east to Arili and then south along the new road to Yeni Samsat (ca.