Kırklar Mahallesi

Kırklar Mahallesi is a locality in , and has about 4,350 residents and an elevation of 1,760 metres. Kırklar Mahallesi is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Locality with 4,350 residents
  • Also known as: “Kirklar Mahallesi”
  • Historically known as: “Madnavank”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat and Category:Ahlat Museum.

Photo: Mehmetkrckrc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tombstones of Ahlat is the world's largest Turkish-Islamic cemetery in the Middle Ages, located in the district of in . The cemetery is an open-air museum today. is situated 2½ km southeast of Kırklar Mahallesi.

Museum
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is situated 2½ km southeast of Kırklar Mahallesi.

Mosque
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is a 15th‑century in , , . It was commissioned by the Akkoyunlu lord Emir Bayındır ibn Rüstem and completed in 1477 or 1478. The building’s architect was Baba Can Bey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yeniköprü and Ahlat.

Village
, formerly Karmunj, is a village in the Ahlat District of in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 974 in 2021. is situated 3 km southwest of Kırklar Mahallesi.

Town
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is a town in 's in . It is the seat of District. The town had a population of 27,563 in 2021. The town of is situated on the northwestern shore of . The mayor is Abdulalim Mümtaz Çoban. is situated 4½ km east of Kırklar Mahallesi.

Village
is a village in the Ahlat District of in Turkey. Its population is 229. is situated 7 km north of Kırklar Mahallesi.

Kırklar Mahallesi

Latitude
38.75497° or 38° 45′ 18″ north
Longitude
42.43279° or 42° 25′ 58″ east
Population
4,350
Elevation
1,760 metres (5,774 feet)
Open location code
8HC4QC3M+X4
Geo­Names ID
305797
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In Other Languages

From Turkish to Western Armenian—“Kırklar Mahallesi” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Kırklar”
  • Turkish: “Kulaksız”
  • Western Armenian: “Մատնավանք”

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