: Savranda
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Turkey
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Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
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37° 08’ N, 36° 27’ E
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Crusader, Armenian, Byzantine, Mamluk
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Savranda / Savuran
[Arab: Isfandakār, Sirfandakār or Sarwandkār; Arm: Sarvandikʽar;
Frank: Savranda] is an important
baronial castle with two baileys and a chapel, primarily of Armenian
construction, with lesser contributions by several Byzantine and Crusader
builders. Below the fortress was once a
substantial medieval settlement. This
site guarded the strategic pass at the Amanian Gate in the Anti-Taurus Mts. and
two access roads into the Cilicia Pedias.
Ref: Ecclesiastical 1, pp. 165; Fortifications, pp.
216-221; Settlements, pp. 199-201; Expedition, Ch. 11; Burgen, pp. 111-115; Servantikar, pp. 379-387; Châteaux, pp. 92-94; Mamluks, pp. 120-121.
: Savuran, Isfandakār, Sirfandakār, Sarwandkār, Sarvandikʽar, Սարվանդիքար, Սարաւանիքար, Սարաւան, Սարվանդ, Savranda
| Site | Album | Images | Description | Author | Year | Cultures |
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1
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Site Plan(s)
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Robert W. Edwards
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1973 - 1979
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Crusader, Armenian, Byzantine, Mamluk
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19
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Color Transparencies
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Robert W. Edwards
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1973
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Crusader, Armenian, Byzantine, Mamluk
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16
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Color Transparencies
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Robert W. Edwards
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1979
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Crusader, Armenian, Byzantine, Mamluk
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18
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B&W Photographs
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Robert W. Edwards
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1979
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Crusader, Armenian, Byzantine, Mamluk
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