Kurtkulağı Caravanserai
Kurtkulağı Kervansarayı is a historical (Ottoman) caravanserai in Adana Province, Turkey
Geography
The caravanserai is in the
ilçe (district) which is a part of Adana Province. It is situated to the south of Ceyhan at 36°55′24″N 35°53′07″E / 36.92333°N 35.88528°E. Its distance to Ceyhan is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) and to Adana is 65 kilometres (40 mi) . The name of the village and the caravanserai refer to the flower Syngonium
History
The history of the notable
Ahmet III in 1704.[2]
The architect was Mehmet Aga. On 10 June 1712 the caravanserai was restored and a guard team of 50 soldiers were appointed to the caravanserai.
The building
The caravanserai was constructed on the former trade road between Adana and Aleppo. It is an example of a type known as "caravansearai without a courtyard". It is a rectangular building with 45,75 X 23,60 m dimensions (or 150 x 77 ft) The entrance is via east. The vaults are tunnel vault type.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kurtkulağı Kervansaray.
- ^ Adanadan page (in Turkish)
- ^ "Çukurova University belleten by Hayriye Akıl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ e-Adana page (in Turkish)