Ahlat İlçesi
Ahlat İlçesi is in Bitlis Province, Turkey and has an elevation of 1,709 metres. Ahlat İlçesi is situated nearby to the locality Tonus, as well as near the suburb Kırklar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat and Emir Bayındır Mosque.
Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat
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 Ahlat district of Bitlis in Turkey. The cemetery is an open-air museum today.
Emir Bayındır Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Emir Bayındır Mosque is a 15th‑century mosque in Ahlat, Bitlis Province, Turkey. 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.
Category:Ahlat Museum
Museum
Photo: Shiftetelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Category:Ahlat Museum is situated 3½ km southwest of Ahlat İlçesi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ahlat and Uludere.
Ahlat
Town
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ahlat is a town in Turkey's Bitlis Province in Eastern Anatolia region. It is the seat of Ahlat District. The town had a population of 27,563 in 2021. The town of Ahlat is situated on the northwestern shore of Lake Van. The mayor is Abdulalim Mümtaz Çoban.
Uludere
Village
Uludere is a village in the Ahlat District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Elîkan tribe and had a population of 421 in 2021. Uludere is situated 5 km northeast of Ahlat İlçesi.
Ahlat İlçesi
- Also known as: “Ahlat Ilcesi”
- Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.7545° or 38° 45′ 16″ northLongitude
42.4881° or 42° 29′ 17″ eastPopulation
37,900Elevation
1,709 metres (5,607 feet)Open location code
8HC4QF3Q+R6GeoNames ID
8630855
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In Other Languages
“Ahlat İlçesi” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Ahlat İlçesi”
Localities in the Area
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