Hasanaliler Church

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Hasanaliler Church

Hasanaliler Church is a church ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey.

Hasanaliler is the name of a village which is now a neighborhood of Narlıkuyu in Silifke ilçe (district). The church ruin is in the village north of the mosque at 36°27′50″N34°05′11″E / 36.46389°N 34.08639°E / 36.46389; 34.08639 . Cennet and Cehennem sinkholes are nearby. Its distance to Narlıkuyu (Mediterranean Sea side) is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), to Silifke is 18 kilometres (11 mi) and to Mersin is 62 kilometres (39 mi). [1]

The church is a 6th-century Byzantine church. It is a basilica-type church. The narthex of the three-nave church is to the west of the building. There is a cistern under the building. [2]

References

  1. Map page
  2. Mersin Valiliği:Mersin Ören Yerleri kaleleri Müzeleri, ISBN   978-605-4196-07-4, sf.202