Ahlat Bucağı
Ahlat Bucağı is a locality in Bitlis Province, Turkey and has an elevation of 1,708 metres. Ahlat Bucağı 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 Category:Ahlat Museum.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ahlat and Yeniköprü.
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.
Yeniköprü
Village
Yeniköprü, formerly Karmunj, is a village in the Ahlat District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 974 in 2021. Yeniköprü is situated 6 km west of Ahlat Bucağı.
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 6 km northeast of Ahlat Bucağı.
Ahlat Bucağı
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ahlat Bucagi”
- Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.7489° or 38° 44′ 56″ northLongitude
42.4801° or 42° 28′ 48″ eastElevation
1,708 metres (5,604 feet)Open location code
8HC4PFXJ+H2GeoNames ID
10436497
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In Other Languages
“Ahlat Bucağı” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Ahlat Bucağı”
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