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Rock-cut Tombs
Rock-cut Tombs sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
3 rock-cut tombs sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Rock-cut Tombs sacred sites overview
Rock-cut Tombs sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
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Asarkal Rock Tombs
Turkey
Above the ancient Halys River — the Kızılırmak — three Hellenistic rock tombs face outward from a high cliff above the Altınkaya reservoir....
Kaunos Tomb of the Kings
Muğla, Dalyan, Turkey
Cut directly into the limestone face of Balıklar Mountain, the temple tombs of Kaunos have watched the Dalyan River delta for more than two millennia....
Telmessos Rock Tombs
Muğla, Fethiye, Turkey
The Telmessos rock tombs are Lycian funerary architecture at its most public: carved directly into a limestone cliff above the harbor of modern Fethiye, visible from...
Key questions
Rock-cut Tombs sacred-site questions
- What rock-cut tombs sacred sites are included?
- Rock-cut Tombs sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 3 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these rock-cut tombs sites located?
- Major country clusters include Turkey.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Ancient.
- Can I view rock-cut tombs sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.