Old city caves
Old city caves is in Ahlat İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Old city caves is situated nearby to Emir Bayındır Tomb, as well as near Emir Bayındır Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emir Bayındır Mosque and Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
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. Emir Bayındır Mosque is situated 310 metres east of Old city caves.
Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat
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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. Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat is situated 560 metres southeast of Old city caves.
Emir Bayındır Tomb
Tomb
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Emir Bayındır Tomb, also known as the Parmaklıklı Tomb, is the tomb of Emir Bayındır bin Rüstem, a bey of the Aq Qoyunlu dynasty, located in Ahlat. Emir Bayındır Tomb is situated 300 metres east of Old city caves.
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. Ahlat is situated 2½ km east of Old city caves.
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 4 km southwest of Old city caves.
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 8 km northeast of Old city caves.
Old city caves
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Harabe Şehir”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Ahlat İlçesi, Bitlis Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.7467° or 38° 44′ 48″ northLongitude
42.45549° or 42° 27′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8HC4PFW4+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5827563785OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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