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.
- Tourist attraction
- …is 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”“Tombstones of Ahlat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Category:Ahlat Museum and Emir Bayındır Mosque.
Category:Ahlat Museum
Category:Ahlat Museum is situated 480 metres southwest of Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
Emir Bayındır Mosque
Emir Bayındır Mosque is a 15th‑century mosque in Ahlat, Bitlis Province, Turkey. Emir Bayındır Mosque is situated 560 metres north of Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
Emir Bayındır Tomb
The Emir Bayındır Tomb, also known as the Parmaklıklı… 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
Ahlat is a town in Turkey's Bitlis Province in Eastern Anatolia region. 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. 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. Uludere is situated 8 km northeast of Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat.
Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat
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Latitude
38.74217° or 38° 44′ 32″ north
Longitude
42.45827° or 42° 27′ 30″ east
Open location code
8HC4PFR5+V8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunni
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Medieval Muslim cemetery of Ahlat” goes by many names.
Ahlat məzar daşlarıAzerbaijani
Ahlat Selçuklu MezarlığıHungarian
Ahlat Selçuklu temetőHungarian
مزارهای سلجوقی اخلاطPersian
Ahlat Selçuklu MezarlığıTurkish
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Mosque of Ahlat and Old city caves.
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