Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat
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.Photo: Mehmetkrckrc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: cemetery in Ahlat, Bitlis, Turkey
- Also known as: “Ahlat cemetery”, “Ahlat gravestones”, “Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery”, “Selçuklu Mezarlığı”, “Seljuk Cemetery”, “The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel”, and “Tombstones of Ahlat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Category:Ahlat Museum and Emir Bayındır Mosque.
Category:Ahlat Museum
Museum
Photo: Shiftetelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Category:Ahlat Museum is situated 480 metres southwest of 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 560 metres north of Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
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 550 metres north of Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
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 northeast of Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
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 west of Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
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 Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat
- Categories: cemetery, archaeological site, and tourism
- Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.74217° or 38° 44′ 32″ northLongitude
42.45827° or 42° 27′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8HC4PFR5+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 240130069OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q19610409
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Ahlat məzar daşları”
- German: “Seldschukischer Friedhof”
- Hungarian: “Ahlat Selçuklu Mezarlığı”
- Hungarian: “Ahlat Selçuklu temető”
- Persian: “مزارهای سلجوقی اخلاط”
- Turkish: “Ahlat Selçuklu Mezarlığı”
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