Yanıkhan
 Basilica in Yanıkhan | |
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Region | Mediterranean Region |
| Coordinates | 36°35′N 34°12′E / 36.583°N 34.200°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Byzantine Empire |
Yanıkhan is an archaeological site in Mersin Province, Turkey. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Limonlu town. It is to the east of Limonlu-Esenpınar road and west of Limonlu River at about 36°35′N 34°12′E / 36.583°N 34.200°E. Its distance to Erdemli is 18 kilometres (11 mi) and to Mersin is 54 kilometres (34 mi).
History
[edit]The original name of the site is not known. But according to archaeological evidence it is a 5th and 6th century Byzantine site.[1] First reference to its existence was by Professor Michael Gough in 1959.[2]
Archaeology
[edit]Yanıkhan was a village. There are more than 30 house ruins. The most important building is a basilica. Although the houses are completely demolished a part of the basilica survives. In addition to main abscissa there are two minor abscissas. There are two sarcophagi. One may be an arcosolium which may belong to a certain Georgios Konon Chrisyophoros who, according to an inscription, was the commissioner of the basilica. There is also a cistern to the west of the basilica.[3] 100 metres (330 ft) to the east of the basilica there is another church (called Church B by the archaeologists).
References
[edit]- ^ Edwards, Robert W., "Yanikhan" (2016). The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology, ed., Paul Corby Finney. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 731. ISBN 978-0-8028-9017-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hill, Stephen (1985). "Matronianus, "Comes Isauriae:" an Inscription from an Early Byzantine Basilica at Yanıkhan, Rough Cilicia". Anatolian Studies. 35: 93–97. doi:10.2307/3642874. JSTOR 3642874.
- ^ Mersin Valiliği: Mersin Ören yerleri, Kaleleri, Müzeleri, İstanbul, 2009, ISBN 978-605-4196-07-4, p 169
