Tercan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tercan | |
|---|---|
| — Town — | |
 |
|
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Eastern Anatolia |
| Province | Erzincan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Yılmaz (MHP) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 1,592 km2 (615 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 6,646 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | www.tercan.bel.tr |
Tercan (formerly Mama Hatun) is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The district covers an area of 1,592 km2 (615 sq mi) and its total population is 20,072 in which 6,646 live in the town of Tercan.
The town is especially notable for the 12th century complex of buildings built by the Saltukid ruler Mama Hatun, which comprises her tomb, a mosque, a hammam and an impressive caravanserai which was heavily restored in recent years.
[edit] Sights
- Mama Hatun complex, tomb, caravanserai, mosque and hammam
- Kötür bridge
- Pekeriç fortress
- Abrenk (Vank) church
- Kefrenci temple
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (fact sheet) "Mama Hatun Caravanserai, Tercan". Archnet. http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=12201 (fact sheet).
- (fact sheet) "Mama Hatun Tomb, Tercan". Archnet. http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=12001 (fact sheet).
- Dick Osseman. Photographs: "Tercan". http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/tercan Photographs:.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 39°47′N 40°24′E / 39.783°N 40.4°E
 |
This article about an Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey location is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
