: Pillar of Jonah
:
Turkey
:
Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
:
36° 38’ N, 36° 13’ E
:
Roman, Pre-Hellenistic, Arab, Crusader, Armenian, Byzantine, Mamluk
:
Pillar of Jonah
[Arab: Sakaltoutan; Itl: La Portella] is a watchtower and toll
station, probably of antique construction with periods of Byzantine, Armenian,
and Crusader occupation. It guarded the
strategic north-south highway connecting Cilicia Pedias to Antioch and Syria
via the Belen Pass.
Ref: Fortifications, pp. 204-206.
No
plan was executed.
: Sakaltoutan, La Portella
| Site | Album | Images | Description | Author | Year | Cultures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6
|
B&W Photographs
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1981
|
Roman, Pre-Hellenistic, Arab, Crusader, Armenian, Byzantine, Mamluk
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