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Also known as Binbir Kilise

thumb|Church ruins in Madenşehri Binbirkilise (literally: Thousand and One Churches) is a district in modern Karaman Province of Turkey, in what was the medieval region of Lycaonia known for its around fifty Byzantine church ruins.

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Place details

Locality
Karaman Merkez
Region
Karaman
Country
Türkiye
Population
0

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
heritage
Country
Turkey
Located in
Karaman
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
Binbirkilise1.jpg
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Commons category
Binbirkilise
architectural style
Byzantine architecture
located in/on physical feature
Central Anatolia Region
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Contents
  • Buildings
  • History of research work
  • Gallery
  • Bibliography
  • References

thumb|Church ruins in Madenşehri Binbirkilise (literally: Thousand and One Churches) is a district in modern Karaman Province of Turkey, in what was the medieval region of Lycaonia known for its around fifty Byzantine church ruins.

The district is located on the northern slopes of the volcano Karadağ, around north of the provincial capital city of Karaman. The church ruins are situated in and around the settlements of Madenşehri, Üçkuyu and Değle.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Binbirkilise” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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