Sunrise, stargazing and massive stone heads at Turkey's Mt. Nemrut

Nemrut, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, is a 2,134-meter-high mountain featuring giant 10-meter high, seated statues of King Antiochus I himself surrounded by ancient gods, including Zeus and Apollo, which was discovered in 1881 by a German engineer.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

The view of the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

An aerial view of tourists at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

An aerial view of tourists at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Tourists look at the sunrise on the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.

Large stone head statues stand at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Sept. 17, 2021.