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Not only residential buildings but also historical places have been damaged in Adıyaman that suffered great destruction in the Kahramanmaraş Pazarcık-centered earthquake and resulted in the highest number of human losses in proportion to the population.

A biennial exhibition featuring works of 53 artists from 23 countries has kicked off on Mount Nemrut, towering 2,134 meters (7,000 feet) high in the southeastern province of Adıyaman.

A quartet of sites in southeastern Turkey are drawing more and more attention from tourists with their countless millennia of rich history.

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The famed ancient site of Göbeklitepe in Şanlıurfa province is one the most popular destinations for both domestic and foreign tourists.

Hotels in the southeastern province of Adıyaman are enjoying a 100 percent occupancy rate thanks to a flock of domestic visitors wanting to spend their upcoming nine-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, along with the increasing number of foreign visitors wanting to see the beautiful Mount Nemrut.

The relief on a Roman-era rock, found in the southeastern province of Adıyaman's Kahta district, depicts a man and a woman shaking hands. The 10-ton rock was carried to the Adıyaman Museum, director Mehmet Alkan said, adding that it is most probably depicting a 'farewell scene' for one of the partners who died.

In a flea market in Germany, footage has been found of the excavations on Mount Nemrut from 1965, as well as the life of locals in the region.

Researcher ?enol ?ahin Çörekçi, who lives in Germany, said the footage of the Nemrut excavations, which had been found coincidentally by a Turkish collector, was transferred to the digital environment and brought to Turkey.

Mount Nemrut, a world-heritage site in the southeastern province of Adıyaman, will be promoted in the virtual environment with android applications.