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Tatvan

View over Tatvan, whilst the road turns higher and higher on the ridge of the Nemrut Dağı volcano. The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.

 

The top of the volcano is a large caldera that hosts three crater lakes.

 

Nemrut Dağı, Bitlis, Eastern Turkey

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Uploaded on December 5, 2014
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