| Buyuk Mezaristan Cemetery, Turkey |
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| 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. |
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| A PASTURE GROUND AMONG THE DEAD: Sacred as is a Turkish cemetery, the Moslems do not feel that a burial ground is solely for the benefit of the dead. The cemetery has long been the woman's club, as the coffeehouse has been the man's, and here in Scutari some thrifty herdsmen graze their oxen among the gaily painted tombs, well knowing that they will be safe till evening time. Click here to enlarge. (1922) |
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