Mazılık Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:Adana
District:Aladağ
Mazılık
Population Total:88
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:37.4815°N 35.4536°W

Mazılık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Aladağ, Adana Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 88 (2022).[2] The most direct route from Adana is via Imamoğlu.

The village of Mazılık is at the site of a once thriving late antique/Byzantine settlement. In 1982 an archaeological assessment and accurate plan of the small, but impressive basilica were published.[3] The church consists of an apse, flanking apsidioles, and a two-storey rectangular nave with now collapsed upper-level galleries. It probably dates back to the late 5th to the early 6th century A.D. An extensive photographic survey and plan was completed for this publication.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Robert W. Edwards, “Two New Byzantine Churches in Cilicia,” Anatolian Studies 32, 1982, pp.23-29.
  4. The survey was conducted under the auspices of the University of California at Berkeley. https://charlvarchive.org/Site/60