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The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel

Bitlis · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Bitlis
Elevation
1,716 m
Wikidata
Q19610409

About

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.

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Visiting here? The next 2 places nearby

The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel: about 68 km and 1 h 20 min of travel, plus roughly 2 h 30 min for the visits.

  1. 67 km · 1 h 7 min by car

  2. 1.1 km · 15 min on foot

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