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| İncir Han |
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İncir Han is an old Seljuk caravansary, near the town of Bucak, about 90 km from the old town of Antalya. The Han is one of the smaller caravanserais. |
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The size of the closed hall is 29 x 36 metres, while the now excavated yard measures 31 x 36 metres. |
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| The inscription above the portal | |||||||||
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According to the inscription above the entrance portal the north facing Han was built in the years 1238 - 1239 under Sultan Giyaseddin Keyhüsrev II. |
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İncir Han belongs to the category of caravanserais, which were built in the style of the Sultan Han. A closed and covered hall adjoins a large forecourt with presumably open and closed cells, which served as a mosque or prayer room, among other things. |
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This hall, which is in quite good condition, consists of five rows of vaults. Around a high, central archway with an imposing entrance portal there are two lower vaulted corridors on the right and left. These rows are divided into a total of 7 crossways at right angles to each other. Some parts of the roofing of the central aisle collapsed. |
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| 1 Entrance portal 2 closed hall |
3 former courtyard | ||||||||
| Photos: @chim, Monika P. | |||||||||
| Translation aid: www.DeepL.com/Translator | |||||||||
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