ROCK TOMBS OF RAŞİYE PASS
X: 41.419991 Y: 37.696806 Z: 709.09 m
Raşiye Pass is located within the borders of Hasankeyf district of Batman province. There are four rock tombs on the Hasankeyf-Karaköy road, 2.00km south of Hasankeyf district.
Grave No. 1 has an arcosolium (a burial cell with an arched top) and two klines. Its entrance is located in the south and there is a step at the entrance. Klines are located on the north and west walls of the burial chamber. Kline 1 is located on the north wall of the burial chamber, and kline 2 is located on the west wall of the burial chamber.
Grave No. 2 is located to the west of Grave No. 1 and consists of two parts. In the first section, there is the front entrance room. The entrance to the front entrance room is through the south-facing arched entrance. The entrance to the main space is made from the northeast of the front entrance room. No traces of niches or klines were found in the interior of the burial chamber. It is possible that the interior of the cemetery area must have been used for different purposes.
Graves No. 3-4 were built on the south side of the rocky area to the west of Grave No. 2, in an east-west direction, with a simple workmanship. Both tombs are boat-type tombs and show the same characteristics.