KIRKAT VILLAGE ROCK TOMB NO. 3

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The rock tomb no. 3 is located in a rocky area 350 m south of Kırkat village in Gercüş district of Batman province. Kırkat village is located 39.35km south of Batman center and 8km west of Gercüş district center.

The rock tomb has three entrances. The front entrance is vaulted and this vaulted part is in the form of a corridor. There is an anterior chamber of the tomb in the south of the corridor area (Picture 1). (Picture 2)

There are three klines and one apseed structure in the grave. The kline grave no.1 is located on the west wall (Picture 3). The kline no. 2 is located on the south wall of the burial chamber. On the eastern and western corners of the kline, there are columns in relief on the wall, and on the east side of the kline, there is a figure thought to be a painted cross on the eastern side. There is a space with an apse in the southern part of the kline. There is another cross motif on the façade of the apse entrance (Picture 4). The kline no. 3 is located on the east wall of the burial chamber (Picture 5). There is natural and human damage throughout the rock tomb.