Mount Harşena and Rock Tombs of Pontus Kings
Harşena Mountain and Pontus King Rock Tombs are natural and cultural areas that were included in the UNESCO "World Heritage Tentative List" in 2015. With Amasya becoming the capital of the Pontus Kingdom, monumental rock tombs were built on the southern slope of the mountain. There are rock tombs belonging to five kings from Founding King Mithridates Ktistes I to Pharnakes I in the Kızlar Palace area of Harşena Castle. The tombs belonging to the first five Pontus kings and arranged in monumental dimensions were separated from the main rock by galleries and carved in a U shape. The rock tombs are the most monumental tombs of Anatolia and are among the outstanding examples of the rock tomb tradition in the world.
