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Green Tomb
Green Tomb
Green Tomb is an Islamic mausoleum located in Bursa, Turkey. It is the place where the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I was buried. The mausoleum was built by Mehmed's son and successor Murad II following the death of the sultan in 1421 AD. The tomb was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 as part of Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire.
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Country: Turkey
District: Bursa Province
Category: Tombs and Necropolises
Site History: 15th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Date of Inscription: 2014
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