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Küfeki stone is a natural building stone belonging to the limestone group, characterized by a fossiliferous and porous structure. In the literature, it is also referred to as lumasheli limestone, maktrali limestone, and Bakırköy stone. This type of stone formed in marine environments and contains abundant quantities of oysters and other marine shells, giving it a high carbonate content. When first extracted from the quarry, Küfeki stone is soft and easily workable; however, upon exposure to the

Avanos Sarı Han, Anadolu Selçuklu period structure built as a caravanserai. Located on the Kayseri-Aksaray route approximately 10 km from the district of Nevşehir’s Avanos, and 6 km north of Ürgüp, it stands in the Damsa Çayı Valley on the left bank of the Kızılırmak River. The structure was built on a slope higher to the west than to the east. No trace of the historical caravan route remains to this day. Sarıhan (Anadolu Selçuklu Yapı Envanteri) " image-alternate="" image-element-format="right"

Micingirt Castle is a historical fortress located within the boundaries of İnkaya village (Aşağı Micingert), in the Sarıkamış district of Kars province, which served as a regional center throughout the Middle Ages. Built on a single rock mass in the region known as “Aşağı Pasin,” the castle provides data on medieval settlement and defense systems through its location, architectural features, and archaeological findings, including stone masonry. Location and Geographic Features Micingirt Castle i

Sara Hatun Camii was built as a mosque in 1465 by Sara (Sare) Hatun, mother of Akkoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan, in the Elazığ district of Harput. This structure, bearing the religious and architectural traces of the Akkoyunlu period, stands out as a significant building that influenced the direction of Ottoman settlement in Harput. Restorations and Reconstruction Over time, the mosque underwent various repairs and structural modifications to reach its current form. The first major restoration was car

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (Eng. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque), located within the boundaries of the Bawshar Governorate in Oman’s capital Muscat, is a place of worship. The mosque is situated along one of Muscat’s main transportation routes and serves as a central structure both physically and functionally within the capital. The building was designed to function as a center for worship, scholarship, and education within the context of Islam. History and Construction The construction of the mosqu

Madenşehir Örenyeri is located approximately 37 km north of the city center of Karaman, on the slopes of Karadağ, within and around the village of Madenşehir. The site is one of the historical settlements developed on the volcanic terrain of Karadağ. The settlement consists of clusters of historical structures concentrated around the village of Madenşehir, Yukarı Ören, and Değle. Karadağ, with its highest point at Mahalaç Tepe standing at 2,288 meters, dominates the region’s topography. The sett