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  • Tombs of the kings of Pontus

  • Tombs of the kings of Pontus

    Tombs of the kings of Pontus are rock-carved tombs of different size, forming the royal necropolis of the Pontic kings. The tombs are located in Amasya in northern Turkey.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Mount Harşena and the Rock-tombs of the Pontic Kings.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Tombs of the kings of Pontus
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    Tombs of the kings of Pontus

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2015

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    Tombs and Necropolises

    Location

    Turkey

    Amasya

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    3rd Century BC

    Kingdom of Pontus

    Kingdom of Pontus

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    Kingdom of Pontus Monuments

     

     

     

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