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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Divriği Great Mosque | Sivas
Divriği Great Mosque in Sivas:
"Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital (Turkish: Divriği Ulu Cami ve Darüşşifa) is an ornately decorated mosque and medical complex built in 1299 in the small eastern Anatolian mountain town of Divriği, now in Sivas Province in Turkey. The architect was Hürremshah of Ahlat and the mosque was built on the order of Ahmet Shah, ruler of the Beylik of Mengücek. The inscriptions contain words of praise to the Anatolian Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I. The adjoining medical center (darüşşifa) was built simultaneously with the mosque on the order of Turan Melek Sultan, daughter of the Mengücek ruler of Erzincan, Fahreddin Behram Shah." Wikipedia
201km from Erc city center.
Included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1985.
The shadow of the man praying.
The building is famous for being symmetrical. There are 3D carvings on the doors which form shapes of a man reading Quran and praying (3 different shadows) on the male entrance and a woman again praying on the female entrance on the East.
The female entrance door bears the carvings of the Heaven and it is known as the Textile Door due to the magnificient details of the reliefs.
There are many symbols of Islamic Mysticism describing the Other World, and the conditions to be accepted in Heaven.
Lots to tell. More soon.
"Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital (Turkish: Divriği Ulu Cami ve Darüşşifa) is an ornately decorated mosque and medical complex built in 1299 in the small eastern Anatolian mountain town of Divriği, now in Sivas Province in Turkey. The architect was Hürremshah of Ahlat and the mosque was built on the order of Ahmet Shah, ruler of the Beylik of Mengücek. The inscriptions contain words of praise to the Anatolian Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I. The adjoining medical center (darüşşifa) was built simultaneously with the mosque on the order of Turan Melek Sultan, daughter of the Mengücek ruler of Erzincan, Fahreddin Behram Shah." Wikipedia
201km from Erc city center.
Included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1985.
The shadow of the man praying.
The building is famous for being symmetrical. There are 3D carvings on the doors which form shapes of a man reading Quran and praying (3 different shadows) on the male entrance and a woman again praying on the female entrance on the East.
The female entrance door bears the carvings of the Heaven and it is known as the Textile Door due to the magnificient details of the reliefs.
There are many symbols of Islamic Mysticism describing the Other World, and the conditions to be accepted in Heaven.
Lots to tell. More soon.
Adıyaman - Nemrut
Adıyaman:
Adıyaman (the ancient Perre or Pordonnium, Ancient Greek: Περρη, Kurdish: Semsûr) is city in southeastern Turkey, capital of theAdıyaman Province. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Turkey. The population rose from 100,045 (1990) to 198,433 [1](2009 census figures).
425 km from Erc city center.
Mount Nemrut:
Sunset:
Sunrise:
Adıyaman (the ancient Perre or Pordonnium, Ancient Greek: Περρη, Kurdish: Semsûr) is city in southeastern Turkey, capital of theAdıyaman Province. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Turkey. The population rose from 100,045 (1990) to 198,433 [1](2009 census figures).
425 km from Erc city center.
Mount Nemrut:
Sunset:
Sunrise:
Note: Please make sure you get layers and layers of warm clothes on you plus 2 blankets. We were frozen in August, 2009! (no kidding!)
Trabzon
Trabzon:
"Trabzon (Greek: Τραπεζούντα, Trapezounta), historically known as Trapezus and Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast, Russia and the Caucasus to the northeast.[1] TheVenetian and Genoese merchants paid visits to Trebizond during the medieval period and sold silk, linen and woolen fabric; with the latterhaving an important merchant colony within the city that was similar to Galata near Constantinople (across the Golden Horn) in present-day Istanbul.[2] Trabzon formed the basis of several states in its long history and was the capital city of the Empire of Trebizond between1204 and 1461. During the Ottoman period, Trabzon, because of the importance of its port, became a focal point of trade to Iran, Indiaand the Caucasus. The population of the city is 1,230,399 (2009 census)."
Uzungöl:
"The lake is at a distance of 99 km from Trabzon and 19 km from Çaykara district.[1] It was formed by landslide making the stream bed to become a natural dam in the valley of Haldizen Stream.[2]"
Zigana Pass:
Hagia Sophia Museum:
"Trabzon (Greek: Τραπεζούντα, Trapezounta), historically known as Trapezus and Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast, Russia and the Caucasus to the northeast.[1] TheVenetian and Genoese merchants paid visits to Trebizond during the medieval period and sold silk, linen and woolen fabric; with the latterhaving an important merchant colony within the city that was similar to Galata near Constantinople (across the Golden Horn) in present-day Istanbul.[2] Trabzon formed the basis of several states in its long history and was the capital city of the Empire of Trebizond between1204 and 1461. During the Ottoman period, Trabzon, because of the importance of its port, became a focal point of trade to Iran, Indiaand the Caucasus. The population of the city is 1,230,399 (2009 census)."
Uzungöl:
"The lake is at a distance of 99 km from Trabzon and 19 km from Çaykara district.[1] It was formed by landslide making the stream bed to become a natural dam in the valley of Haldizen Stream.[2]"
Zigana Pass:
Hagia Sophia Museum:
Maçka - Sumela Monastry
Trabzon - Maçka
206 km from Erc city center.
Sümela Monastry:
"The Sümela Monastery (Greek: Μονή Σουμελά, Turkish: Sümela Manastırı) stands at the foot of a steep cliff facing the Altındere valley in the region of Maçka in Trabzon Province, modern Turkey. Lying at an altitude of approximately 1200 metres, it is a major tourist attraction of Altındere National Park. Founded in the year 386 AD during the reign of the Emperor Theodosius I (375 - 395),[1] legend has it that two priests undertook the founding of the monastery on the site after having discovered a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary in a cave on the mountain." Wikipedia
206 km from Erc city center.
Sümela Monastry:
"The Sümela Monastery (Greek: Μονή Σουμελά, Turkish: Sümela Manastırı) stands at the foot of a steep cliff facing the Altındere valley in the region of Maçka in Trabzon Province, modern Turkey. Lying at an altitude of approximately 1200 metres, it is a major tourist attraction of Altındere National Park. Founded in the year 386 AD during the reign of the Emperor Theodosius I (375 - 395),[1] legend has it that two priests undertook the founding of the monastery on the site after having discovered a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary in a cave on the mountain." Wikipedia
Girlevik Waterfalls
Girlevik Waterfalls:
"Gürlevik Waterfalls are situated 29 km south-east of Erzincan in Turkey. In the years 1950-1953, the State Hydraulic Works (DSI) built a hydroelectric power plant at its lower section of 3,040 KW. When the third group was added in 1965, the water capacity of the Gürlevik power station rose to 3*866 1/sec. The Gürlevik waters fall from a travertine platform in a disorderly fashion.[1]" Wikipedia
It is a promenade location famous for its natural chill and beauty. Girlevik Waterfall allows a suitable medium for climbing as Stalactites form in winter season and a chilly water for cooling in summer season and therefore attracts numerous local and foreign tourists to the region.
Grab your coat even if it is August!
"Gürlevik Waterfalls are situated 29 km south-east of Erzincan in Turkey. In the years 1950-1953, the State Hydraulic Works (DSI) built a hydroelectric power plant at its lower section of 3,040 KW. When the third group was added in 1965, the water capacity of the Gürlevik power station rose to 3*866 1/sec. The Gürlevik waters fall from a travertine platform in a disorderly fashion.[1]" Wikipedia
It is a promenade location famous for its natural chill and beauty. Girlevik Waterfall allows a suitable medium for climbing as Stalactites form in winter season and a chilly water for cooling in summer season and therefore attracts numerous local and foreign tourists to the region.
Grab your coat even if it is August!
Erzurum
Erzurum:
"Erzurum (Armenian: Կարին, Karin, also Կարնո քաղաք, Karno K’aġak’, City of Karin; Greek: Θεοδοσιούπολις, Theodosiopolis) is a cityin eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The name "Erzurum" derives from "Arz-e Rûm" (literally The Land of the Romans in Persian).[1] To the Arabs, the city was known as Ḳālīḳalā (adopted from the Armenian name Karno K'aghak').[2] The town was known in Roman and subsequently Byzantine times as Theodosiopolis, acquiring its present name after its conquest by the Seljuk Turks following the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.[2]" Wikipedia
June 2010
A beggar
Yakutiye Medresesi
Erzurum houses
"Erzurum (Armenian: Կարին, Karin, also Կարնո քաղաք, Karno K’aġak’, City of Karin; Greek: Θεοδοσιούπολις, Theodosiopolis) is a cityin eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The name "Erzurum" derives from "Arz-e Rûm" (literally The Land of the Romans in Persian).[1] To the Arabs, the city was known as Ḳālīḳalā (adopted from the Armenian name Karno K'aghak').[2] The town was known in Roman and subsequently Byzantine times as Theodosiopolis, acquiring its present name after its conquest by the Seljuk Turks following the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.[2]" Wikipedia
June 2010
Çifte Minareli Medrese
"Çifte Minareli Medrese is an architectural monument of the late Seljuk period in the Turkish city of Erzurum. Built as a theological school a few years before 1265,[1] it takes its name, Twin Minaret Madrasa, from the two fluted minarets that crown the monumental façade." Wikipedia
"Çifte Minareli Medrese is an architectural monument of the late Seljuk period in the Turkish city of Erzurum. Built as a theological school a few years before 1265,[1] it takes its name, Twin Minaret Madrasa, from the two fluted minarets that crown the monumental façade." Wikipedia
Erkan and his friends:
Erzurum kids
Clock Tower
Taşhan (Oltu)
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