Traditional Ahlat stonework (Türkiye)
Nomination: Urgent Safeguarding List 2022
EN: Ulu Kümbet (tomb) and houses built by using Ahalat stonework
EN: Stone carvers are decorating Ahlat stone by hand tools
EN: A stone quarry from Ahlat
EN: Stones are extracted from quarries through 'nailing technique' which has used for centuries
EN: Stone miners have extracted stone from quarry collectively for centuries
EN: Trainee carvers and motif designers are practicing element in the course
EN: A stone carver is decorating wet Ahlat stone by hand tools
EN: Ahalat tombstones dated 12th Century
EN: A building constructed in 2020 by using Ahlat stonework
EN: People praying in front of the tomb which is made by Ahlat stonemasons