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Ahlat
Ahlat
Ahlat is a historic town located in Bitlis Province in Eastern Turkey. The history of the city dates back to 900 BC in the Urartu era. But the present castle was built by Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent in the 16th century AD .
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Bitlis Province
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Kingdom of Urartu
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Urartian & Islamic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel
Date of Submission: 2000
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