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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