: Haçtırın
: Turkey
: Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
: 37° 29’ N, 36° 21’ E
: Armenian, Byzantine
:

Haçtırın is a small Byzantine garrison fortress whose circuit wall is dominated on the exterior by sharp angles.  This site once guarded the route from Kadirli in Cilicia Pedias to Geben and Cappadocia in the north.

 

Ref: Fortifications, pp. 141-142; Expedition, Ch. 18; Châteaux, pp. 162-163.

 

(Site description written and references compiled by Robert W. Edwards)

: Hactirin


Site Album Images Description Author Year Cultures
Ht
1
Site Plan(s)
Robert W. Edwards
1974 - 1979
Armenian, Byzantine
2
Color Transparencies
Robert W. Edwards
1974
Armenian, Byzantine
2
Color Transparencies
Robert W. Edwards
1979
Armenian, Byzantine
6
B&W Photographs
Robert W. Edwards
1979
Armenian, Byzantine