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Eshab-ı Kehf Kulliye
Eshab-ı Kehf Kulliye is a historical building complex in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Geography The complex is next to a cave in on a hill named Bencilus to Afşin ilçe (district) of Kahramanmaraş Province. Its distance to Kahramanmaraş is . History The complex is composed of various buildings built in different eras. The church was built by the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II in 446. During the Sultanate of Rum, the Seljuk governor Nasretüddin built a mosque, a caravanserai and a fortified barracks between 1215 and 1233. Later, under the Beylik of Dulkadir, a madrasa (religious school) was added in 1480-1492 to the complex by Bozkurt of Dulkadir (also known as "Alaüddevle"). In 1500, Bozkurt's wife, Şemsi Hatun, commissioned a women's mosque. A pergola for the governor known as ''Paşa çardağı'' was the addition during the Suleiman the Magnificent's reign of the Ottoman Empire. Seven Sleepers legend The külliye is known as the cave of the Seven Sleepers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahramanmaraş Province
Kahramanmaraş Province kurdish( tr, Kahramanmaraş ili ) is a province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is the city of Kahramanmaraş, the traffic code is 46. Geography Kahramanmaraş is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. Districts Kahramanmaraş province is divided into 10 districts (İlçe): *Kahramanmaraş (Central district, soon to be split into Dulkadiroğlu and Onikişubat) *Afşin * Andırın * Çağlayancerit * Ekinözü * Elbistan * Göksun *Nurhak *Pazarcık *Türkoğlu Health Air pollution in Turkey is a chronic problem here, in part due to the coal-fired Afşin-Elbistan power stations. Economy Kahramanmaraş has historically been famous for its gold. The textile industry is relatively new and mostly machinated. Education The Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Universitybr>is a recently founded university supplying social, language and technical sciences as well as medicine, medical education. Cuisine The province's most fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
