Tercan
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Tercan (formerly Mama Hatun, and Derzene; , in the Byzantine era; ; ) is a town and seat of Tercan District of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It had a population of 4,846 in 2021.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Tercan
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Tercan area on hill 2823.jpg
- Turkey place.province
- Erzincan
- Turkey place.district
- Tercan
- Turkey place.population_total
- 4846
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Turkey place.leader_party
- MHP
- Turkey place.leader_title
- Mayor
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Neighborhoods
- History
- Climate
- Monuments
- Caravanserai
- Türbe
- Other nearby sights
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Tercan (formerly Mama Hatun, and Derzene; , in the Byzantine era; ; ) is a town and seat of Tercan District of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It had a population of 4,846 in 2021.
Located on the north bank of the Tuzla Su, a tributary of the Euphrates, Tercan is especially notable for the 12th century complex of buildings built by the Saltukid female ruler Melike Mama Hatun, which comprises her tomb, a mosque, a hammam and an impressive caravanserai which was heavily restored in recent years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tercan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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