Visits by tourists to the famous Mount Nemrut, an ancient royal tomb built 2,000 years ago in the Turkish province of Adıyaman, have skyrocketed during the celebration in Turkey of the Eid al-Fitr (in Turkish Ramazan Bayramı, also called Şeker Bayramı), in which the end of the Ramadan and the daily mandatory fasting, is celebrated for three days.
According to the Turkish news agency Anatolia, the number of visitors to this colossal monumental tomb located at 2,206 metres above sea level, which is normally 700-800 people a day, has tripled to 2,000 tourists a day (mainly Turks), despite not being the high tourist season and the low temperatures in the region, especially at that altitude. In fact, the site was closed during the winter…
