A day in Ahlat: kümbets and the Seljuk cemetery
A route that starts at the Ahlat Museum and walks among the kümbets (domed tombs): the Ulu Kümbet, symbol of Ahlat's kümbets, the Seljuk Meydan Cemetery on the UNESCO Tentative List, the Hasan Padişah Kümbet dated 1275, the Emir Bayındır Kümbet with its columned gallery, and the Ilkhanid-era Çifte Kümbetler (Twin Tombs).
- Estimated duration
- ~4 h
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~3.4 km
- Getting around
- Walking
- Stops
- 6 stops
Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.
Safety and caution
Route map
Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Stops
- 1
- 2
~380 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Tomb (türbe)
Ulu Kümbet (Usta Şagirt Kümbet)
Ahlat, Bitlis
~0.38 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 3
~610 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Archaeological site
Ahlat Seljuk Meydan Cemetery
Ahlat, Bitlis
~0.61 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 4
~670 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Tomb (türbe)
Hasan Padişah Kümbet
Ahlat, Bitlis
~0.68 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 5
~600 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Tomb (türbe)
Emir Bayındır Kümbet and Masjid
Ahlat, Bitlis
~0.6 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 6
~1.1 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Tomb (türbe)
Çifte Kümbetler (Twin Tombs of Bugatay Aka and Hüseyin Timur)
Ahlat, Bitlis
~1.14 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place
