: Saimbeyli
: Turkey
: Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
: 37° 59’ N, 36° 05’ E
: Armenian
:

Saimbeyli [Arm: Hačən] is a garrison fortress and chapel with a neighboring monastery, including the Basilica of St. James, all of Armenian construction.  This site is on the strategic highway linking Sis and Vahga to Cappadocia.

 

Ref: Ecclesiastical 2, pp. 125-128, 130-131; Fortifications, pp. 208-211; Châteaux, pp. 64-66.

 

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

: Hadjin, Hačən, Հաճըն


Site Album Images Description Author Year Cultures
Sm
1
Site Plan(s)
Robert W. Edwards
1981
Armenian
9
Color Transparencies
Robert W. Edwards
1981
Armenian
43
B&W Photographs
Robert W. Edwards
1981
Armenian