Lake Nemrut chamois has been extinct. The caldera was registered a natural monument in 2003. The protected area around the crater lake covers . Nemrut Caldera Natural Monument () is protected in the status of a tourist attraction, a protected area of first degree and a wetland. The government of Turkey designated the wetland of the caldera as the 14th Ramsar site of the country on April 17, 2013. It is not permitted to cut reed in the caldera and to fish in the lake, although some livestock grazing takes place around the caldera. A winter sports and ski center was established
20936 Nemrut Dagi and 6 months (922 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 19° with respect to the ecliptic. Due to its perihelion of less than 1.668 AU, "Nemrut Dagi" is classified as a Mars-crosser by the Lightcurve Data Base, while in JPL's data base, which requires a perihelion of less than 1.666 AU, the asteroid is simply an inner main-belt asteroid. The asteroid's observation arc begins 18 years prior to its official discovery observation, with its identification at Palomar Observatory in February 1953. The survey designation "T-1" stands for the first Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey, named after