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- Title
Misis Havraniye Hanı.
- Authors
Çetin, Ökkeş Hakan; Fındık, Nurşen Özkul; Görür, Muhammet
- Abstract
Misis (Mopsuesta, Mamistra) is on the commercial, military and pilgrimage route to Northern Syria and Mesopotamia via Adana and Belen Pass, coming from the direction of Tarsus and Gülek Straits. Thus, it is of great strategic importance. In addition, the goods in the trade caravans coming from Erzurum and Trabzon in the Middle Ages were stored by Italian merchants by descending to Misis via Göksun. Or the distribution of goods was made by sending them to Yumurtalık via the Ceyhan River or Gökvelioğlu. This shows that Misis was an important center in the Middle Ages, as it was in almost every period. For this reason, trade structures are as important as the bazaar and market in the settlement. Khan of Misis, which is one of these buildings and constitutes our study subject, is located in Adana Province, Yüreğir District, Yakapınar Town, Geçitli/Havraniye Village borders, just southeast of Misis Stone Bridge on the Ceyhan River and on the eastern side of the Adana-Ceyhan road. As a result of the excavations for the restoration carried out in 2015, most of the parts that remained under the ground were unearthed. The building has been demolished up to the foundation level, except for the northern wall and the rectangular vaulted sections in the south. However, the plan features can be determined partially based on the existing remains. Researchers divide the Mamluk Khans into two types as square and rectangular. Khan of Misis is also included in the square plan, single storey type, the courtyard of which is surrounded by spaces in the form of a gallery. This building can be dated to the end of the 14th century or the beginning of the 15th century, taking into account the features such as plan, facade layout and ornamentation program.
- Subjects
ADANA (Turkey); BAZAARS (Markets); MIDDLE Ages; ART history; FACADES; FIFTEENTH century; FOURTEENTH century
- Publication
Electronic Turkish Studies, 2021, Vol 16, Issue 7, p85
- ISSN
1308-2140
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7827/TurkishStudies.54788