: Başnalar
: Turkey
: Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
: 36° 49’ N, 34° 30’ E
: Armenian
:

Başnalar is a garrison fortress primarily of Armenian construction, consisting of two towers and a single circuit wall which encloses the summit of the outcrop.  This site is located near the Kuzucubelen and Mediterranean Sea and once guarded a route north to Cappadocia.

 

Ref: Fortifications, pp. 87-89.

 

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

: Basnalar


Site Album Images Description Author Year Cultures
Bn
1
Site Plan(s)
Robert W. Edwards
1981
Armenian
3
Color Transparencies
Robert W. Edwards
1981
Armenian
16
B&W Photographs
Robert W. Edwards
1981
Armenian