Faith / Tomb (türbe)
Çifte Kümbetler (Twin Tombs of Bugatay Aka and Hüseyin Timur)
Ahlat, Bitlis
An elegant pair of two Ilkhanid-period kümbets dated 1279–1281, standing side by side in Ahlat's İkikubbe neighborhood.
Its story
The first of this pair, which gives the neighborhood its name, is, according to its inscriptions, the funerary monument of Hüseyin Timur and Esentekin Hatun, who died within a short interval in 1279–80. Above the square burial chamber, a sixteen-sided transition leads to the cylindrical body, and the building is covered with a conical roof over a dome. The second kümbet adjoining it was built for Emir Bugatay Aka, who died in 1281, and his wife Şirin Hatun, and has a barrel-vaulted burial chamber. Raised side by side in the same years for close relatives, these two monuments show the mature period of the kümbet tradition in Ahlat. It is suitable for a short visit and is close to the lakeside Ahlat Castle.
Key facts
- Period
- 1279–1281
- Getting there
- Ahlat, İkikubbe neighborhood
- Visit duration
- 15–20 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.74909, 42.47173
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/ahlat | https://goturkiye.com/bitlis/see | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahlat | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139433290