Kyrkhlyar
Sign in to saveThe Kyrkhlyar () is an old and revered cemetery in the city of Derbent, a city in the Russian Republic of Dagestan. The oldest active Muslim cemetery in Russia.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kyrkhlyar is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Dagestan, Muslim and companions of the Prophet.
The entry is geolocated on the map in RU.
Vinony files it under Cemeteries in Russia, Cultural heritage monuments in Derbent and Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Dagestan.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- architectural landmark
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Located in
- Derbent
- Image
- Дербент, группа могил Кирхляр, 2021-03-22 01.jpg
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- inception
- 0700-00-00
- directions
- улица Крупской / улица Гейдара Алиева / улица Гоголя
- Commons category
- Kyrkhlyar
- located in/on physical feature
- Derbent
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Kyrkhlyar () is an old and revered cemetery in the city of Derbent, a city in the Russian Republic of Dagestan. The oldest active Muslim cemetery in Russia.
==Description== It is located less than a kilometer north of the gates of Kyrkhlyar-Kapy. The cemetery is enclosed by a two-meter-high two-tiered fence of well-hewn stones, apparently rebuilt several times. There is an entrance portal on the north side of the fence.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kyrkhlyar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.