The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel
Bitlis · Archaeological site
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Photo: Mehmetkrckrc · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- 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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Location
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.
67 km · 1 h 7 min by car
Bitlis Etnografya MuseumBitlis
1.1 km · 15 min on foot
Bitlis CastleBitlis
Directions for this routeDistances are straight-line estimates adjusted for roads; check each museum's hours before you go.
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