Ahlat
E724087
Ahlat is a historic town in eastern Turkey renowned for its medieval Seljuk-era cemeteries and monuments on the northwestern shore of Lake Van.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Ahlat District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
Islamic funerary architecture
ⓘ
Seljuk architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cemeteryPeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasClimate | continental climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic city ruins
ⓘ
kumbets (conical tombs) ⓘ large medieval Islamic cemetery ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ ornately carved stone tombstones ⓘ |
| hasNameInTurkish | Ahlat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
important archaeological site
ⓘ
significant cultural heritage site in Turkey ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing | medieval period ⓘ |
| historicalRulers |
Ayyubids
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic funerary architecture
ⓘ
Seljuk-era tombstones ⓘ historic monuments ⓘ medieval cemeteries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bitlis Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northwestern shore of Lake Van ⓘ |
| locatedOnShoreOf | Lake Van NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity |
Bitlis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatvan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bitlis Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyAssociatedWith |
Upper Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic Armenia ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage |
Christian (historically)
ⓘ
Islamic ⓘ |
| shorePosition | northwestern shore of Lake Van ⓘ |
| timeZone | TRT ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
road links to Bitlis
ⓘ
road links to Tatvan ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
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