Andıl, Kozan

Andıl is a village in the District of Kozan, Adana Province, Turkey.[1] Near the village are the remains of a monastic fortified estate house as well as a rectangular building (possibly the scriptorium) and the fragments of a medieval civilian settlement,[2] all associated with the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.[3] This site was the subject of an archaeological survey in 1979.[4]

Andıl
Village
Andıl
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°33′N 35°48′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceAdana Province
DistrictKozan
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

  1. "Population of city, towns and villages - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. Edwards, Robert W., “Settlements and Toponymy in Armenian Cilicia,” Revue des Études Arméniennes 24, 1993, pp.190-191.
  3. Edwards, Robert W. (1987). The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. pp. 72–77, pls.19a-23a. ISBN 0-88402-163-7.
  4. Photographs and plans of the medieval buildings at Andıl
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