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Cultural Gems of Eastern Turkey
Cultural Gems of Eastern Turkey
For centuries the eastern part of Anatolia has been a crossroads of many different cultures. Greeks, Romans, Armenians, Seljuks and Ottomans all have left their mark. The giant sculpted gods of Nemrud Dag, sitting on top of a Taurus peak, are the undisputed highlight. But there are many lesser known treasures, such as the Seljuk cemetery of Ahlat and the Armenian cathedral on Akdamar Island in Lake Van.
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'Tomb in the Ishak Pasha Palace.'
The entrance to the tomb in the second court of the Ishak Pasha Palace has the form of a polygonal Seljuk mausoleum. It is richly decorated with a mix of Seljuk carvings and Persian floral reliefs. The palace is located south of Dogubayazit and was built in the 17th and 18th century by a family of Kurdish chieftains who grew rich by controlling the traffic on the trade route between Iran and Trabzon. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [TURKEY.EAST 27969]
'Tomb in the Ishak Pasha Palace.'
The entrance to the tomb in the second court of the Ishak Pasha Palace has the form of a polygonal Seljuk mausoleum. It is richly decorated with a mix of Seljuk carvings and Persian floral reliefs. The palace is located south of Dogubayazit and was built in the 17th and 18th century by a family of Kurdish chieftains who grew rich by controlling the traffic on the trade route between Iran and Trabzon. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
[TURKEY.EAST 27969]
'Tomb in the Ishak Pasha Palace.'
The entrance to the tomb in the second court of the Ishak Pasha Palace has the form of a polygonal Seljuk mausoleum. It is richly decorated with a mix of Seljuk carvings and Persian floral reliefs. The palace is located south of Dogubayazit and was built in the 17th and 18th century by a family of Kurdish chieftains who grew rich by controlling the traffic on the trade route between Iran and Trabzon. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Tomb in the Ishak Pasha Palace.'
The entrance to the tomb in the second court of the Ishak Pasha Palace has the form of a polygonal Seljuk mausoleum. It is richly decorated with a mix of Seljuk carvings and Persian floral reliefs. The palace is located south of Dogubayazit and was built in the 17th and 18th century by a family of Kurdish chieftains who grew rich by controlling the traffic on the trade route between Iran and Trabzon. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
[TURKEY.EAST 27969]
'Tomb in the Ishak Pasha Palace.'
The entrance to the tomb in the second court of the Ishak Pasha Palace has the form of a polygonal Seljuk mausoleum. It is richly decorated with a mix of Seljuk carvings and Persian floral reliefs. The palace is located south of Dogubayazit and was built in the 17th and 18th century by a family of Kurdish chieftains who grew rich by controlling the traffic on the trade route between Iran and Trabzon. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Tomb in the Ishak Pasha Palace.'
The entrance to the tomb in the second court of the Ishak Pasha Palace has the form of a polygonal Seljuk mausoleum. It is richly decorated with a mix of Seljuk carvings and Persian floral reliefs. The palace is located south of Dogubayazit and was built in the 17th and 18th century by a family of Kurdish chieftains who grew rich by controlling the traffic on the trade route between Iran and Trabzon. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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