| MOHAMMEDANISM'S (ISLAM'S) LARGEST GATEWAY TO PARADISE: The Buyuk Mezaristan, in Scutari, is said to be the largest Moslem (Muslim) cemetery. From Stamboul (Istanbul) one can plainly see the forest of dark cypress trees that marks the spot. These, "the only constant mourners of the dead," have long been a distinguishing feature of Turkish cemeteries, where a new tree is supposed to be planted for each new tomb. Following the fall of the Ottoman Empire (after World War I), 1922. Click here to enlarge. |
