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Alahan Monastery comprises the ruins of an early Byzantine sanctuary located deep in the mountains. Three churches and cells for monks or pilgrims were built into the rocks. The complex also held a spring, a bath house, a colonnaded walkway, and tombs.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Alahan Monastery (ID: 1398)
- Country
- Turkiye
- Status
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On tentative list 2000
Site history
History of Alahan Monastery
- 2000: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- Community Category
- Religious structure: Christian
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