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05-SEP-2006

Ahlat 2006 09 0749.jpg

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In the town itself there is this couple of türbes or tombs. They are called the "twin türbe", and one of them dates to 1279. It was built for the ruler Hüseyin Timur, the son of the Emir Bugatay Aka. On a window sill the name of his daughter - Takin Hatun - was inscribed also. Another dates from 1281, was built for the ruler Bugatay Aka and a female relative (the text on the sign is not very clear). I could not make out which is which.

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