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Binbirkilise (literally: Thousand and One Churches) is a district in modern Karaman Province of Turkey, in what was the medieval region of Lycaonia known for its around fifty Byzantine church ruins.[1]

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  1. 29 relations: Aisle, Anatolia, Apse, Byzantine Empire, Carl Holzmann, Cistern, Clerestory, Eastern Orthodox Church, Fortification, Gertrude Bell, Hellenistic period, History of architecture, Hittites, Karaman, Karaman Province, Konya, Lycaonia, Madenşehri, Monastery, Mount Karadağ, Mural, Narthex, Relict (biology), Roman Empire, Semavi Eyice, Syriac Orthodox Church, Triforium, Turkey, William Mitchell Ramsay.

  2. Archaeological sites in Central Anatolia
  3. Byzantine church buildings in Turkey
  4. Byzantine sites in Anatolia
  5. Karaman District
  6. Lycaonia
  7. Ruined churches in Turkey

Aisle

An aisle is a linear space for walking with rows of non-walking spaces on both sides.

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Anatolia

Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.

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Apse

In architecture, an apse (apses; from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek ἀψίς,, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis;: apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an exedra.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Carl Holzmann

Carl Holzmann (22 February 1849, Šitboř (Poběžovice), Bohemia, Austrian Empire – 14 September 1914, Baden bei Wien, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary) was an Austrian architect who designed several apartment buildings in the centre of Vienna, mostly in the Historicist style.

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Cistern

A cistern is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water.

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Clerestory

In architecture, a clerestory (also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey; from Old French cler estor) is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye-level.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.

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Fortification

A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.

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Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist.

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Hellenistic period

In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year, which eliminated the last major Hellenistic kingdom.

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History of architecture

The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates.

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Hittites

The Hittites were an Anatolian Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of Bronze Age West Asia.

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Karaman

Karaman, historically known as Laranda (Greek: Λάρανδα), is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. Binbirkilise and Karaman are Archaeological sites in Central Anatolia and Lycaonia.

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Karaman Province

Karaman Province (Karaman ili) is a province of south-central Turkey.

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Konya

Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. Binbirkilise and Konya are Lycaonia.

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Lycaonia

Lycaonia (Λυκαονία, Lykaonia; Likaonya) was a large region in the interior of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), north of the Taurus Mountains.

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Madenşehri

Madenşehri (literally “city of mines”) is a village in the Karaman District of Karaman Province, Turkey. Binbirkilise and Madenşehri are Lycaonia.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Mount Karadağ

Karadağ (literally: Black mountain) is an extinct volcano in Karaman Province, Turkey.

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Mural

A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate.

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Narthex

The narthex is an architectural element typical of early Christian and Byzantine basilicas and churches consisting of the entrance or vestibule, located at the west end of the nave, opposite the church's main altar.

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Relict (biology)

In biogeography and paleontology, a relict is a population or taxon of organisms that was more widespread or more diverse in the past.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Semavi Eyice

Mustafa Semavi Eyice (9 December 1922 in Istanbul, Turkey – 28 May 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish art historian and archaeologist, who specialised in the study of Byzantine and Ottoman art in Istanbul.

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Syriac Orthodox Church

The Syriac Orthodox Church (ʿIdto Sūryoyto Trīṣath Shubḥo); also known as West Syriac Church or West Syrian Church, officially known as the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, and informally as the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox church that branched from the Church of Antioch.

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Triforium

A triforium is an interior gallery, opening onto the tall central space of a building at an upper level.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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William Mitchell Ramsay

Sir William Mitchell Ramsay (15 March 185120 April 1939) was a British archaeologist and New Testament scholar.

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See also

Archaeological sites in Central Anatolia

Byzantine church buildings in Turkey

Byzantine sites in Anatolia

Karaman District

Lycaonia

Ruined churches in Turkey

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binbirkilise