Faith / Tomb (türbe)
Çakırtaş Kul Yusuf Kümbet
Merkez, Iğdır
A kümbet with an octagonal body near the village of Çakırtaş, about 11 km north of Iğdır, built according to its inscription in 1485 for Kul Yusuf.
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Its story
The kümbet is about 11 km north of Iğdır, west of the village of Çakırtaş (Amarat), within a cemetery that has now completely disappeared. The two-line thuluth (sülüs) inscription above the entrance states that the building was built in AH 890 / AD 1485 in the name of Kul Yusuf; its architect is unknown. Surviving from the Akkoyunlu period, the building is a medium-sized, two-story kümbet of dressed cut stone with an octagonal body resting on a circular base. Who Kul Yusuf was is not certain; he is thought to have been a locally respected person. It is a short stop to see the medieval funerary architecture of the Iğdır Plain.
Key facts
- Period
- 1485 (Akkoyunlu)
- Admission
- Open area
- Getting there
- Çakırtaş village, 11 km north of Iğdır
- Visit duration
- 15-20 minutes
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
40.02027, 44.07113
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://igdir.ktb.gov.tr/TR-55721/kumbetler.html | https://goturkiye.com/igdir/see | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135582819