The Seljuk Han of Anatolia

Hans in Ruins 


 


There are numerous hans which are currently in ruins. Many are mentioned in texts and it is interesting to examine the reconstruction of their plans.  However, most are too fragmentary for study.  They are difficult to find and visits are often unfruitful and frustrating.  These include:

 

 

Akbaş Konya-Aksaray road; southwest of Obruk near the village of the same name
Altinapa now submerged under the waters of the Altinapa Dam
Argit Konya-Akşehir Road, in the town of Argithan
Artova Sivas-Tokat Road, near the Camlibel Pass, west towards the town of Artova
Besara North of the Konya-Beyşehir road, on the Altinapa-Derbent road
Camlibel Tokat-Sivas Road
Cavli Göksun-Elbistan Road, 30 km north of Afşin
Çekereksu Amasya-Göynücek Road; 20 km past Göynücek
Çiftlik Tokat-Yildizeli Road; 35 km north of Yildizeli
Cicimli Yozgat-Akdağmedeni Road, north of Karamağara
Dadil Yozgat-Akdağmedeni Road, north of Karamağara
Derbend Malatya-Doğanşehir road; 5 km north of Doğanşehir
Deve Han Eskişehir Ankara road ın the town of Şeyitgazı
Eli-Kesik Konya-Doğanhisar Road, 10 km northwest of the Besara Han
Gedik Sivas-Sarkişla Road
Haci Hafiz Konya-Akşehir Road
Ibibse Tokat-Zile road, at mile 13
Kalor Malatya-Darende Road, 30 km north of Darica
Katranci location unknown
Kireli location unknown
Kuru 40 km northwest of Elbistan near the village of Tanir
Latif Sarkişla-Sivas Road, near the town of Kayadibi
Makit East of Elazağ, near Ağin on the road to Ağri
Murat Tokat-Yildizeli Road near the Camlibel pass
Okla location unknown
Ortapayam Alanya-Beyşehir road, 5 km east of the Göynem village
Pasa 15 km northeast of Sivas on the Tavra River
Pinarbasi Konya-Afyon road near Denizli
Saray Yildizeli-Sivas road
Siracakil Bor-Aksaray Road at km 75 at turnoff for Eğreli
Tahtoba Sivas-Tokat Road, 3 km north of Artova
Tatlican Sivas-Sarkişla road, before the Yesibel pass
Tuzla 30 km south of Sivas
Zalmanda Northeast of Konya; location imprecise
Yunuslar Konya-Beyşehir Road near Beyşehir
Zile 20 km north of Zile

 

 

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