Arapkir

by Sinclair, Thomas A.

Type Article
Rate 0.0 /5

Arapkir (Ott. ʿArapkīr, ʿArapgīr) is a town in present-day eastern Turkey, west of the Upper Euphrates gorge in the Anti-Taurus mountains. From the late Middle Ages until the nineteenth century, the original town lay on the slopes of a valley running north-eastwards towards the Arapkir Çay, a tributary of the Upper Euphrates. A variety of monuments still stand here—mostly mosques, but also a khānqah , a bedestān , and a hamam (ḥammām )—most of them dating to the tenth/sixteenth century. The pre…

Read More ↓
Details
Files
Reviews
Download

Summary

Arapkir (Ott. ʿArapkīr, ʿArapgīr) is a town in present-day eastern Turkey, west of the Upper Euphrates gorge in the Anti-Taurus mountains. From the late Middle Ages until the nineteenth century, the original town lay on the slopes of a valley running north-eastwards towards the Arapkir Çay, a tributary of the Upper Euphrates. A variety of monuments still stand here—mostly mosques, but also a khānqah , a bedestān , and a hamam (ḥammām )—most of them dating to the tenth/sixteenth century. The present town lies in a valley

Read More ↓

Article Information

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

Edition Identifiers

  • wc:ALei1066

Subjects

eng Islam

Writers

Sinclair, Thomas A.

Rate & Review

0.0/5
(0 people Voted)

No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.

Files & Downloads

  • 10.1163-1573-3912_ei3_com_22687.pdf

    PDF · ei3
    Login →
Log in to request a copy