Tekfur ambarı explained

Tekfur ambarı
Alternate Name:(Tekir Ambarı)
Map Type:Turkey
Relief:1
Coordinates:36.3833°N 88°W
Location:Silifke
Part Of:Mersin Province

Tekfur ambarı (a.k.a. Tekir ambarı, literally "lord's storehouse") is a large cistern in Silifke (Seleukeia) ilçe district center of Mersin Province, Turkey. A part of the city of Silifke, it is situated to the west of city center and to the east of Silifke castle at 36.3833°N 88°W . It was built during the early years of Byzantine Empire. The building material is face stone. The west to east dimension is and the north to south dimension is . The depth of the cistern is . The total water capacity is about 12 000 tonnes. At the east side of the cistern there is a spiral staircase. There are 8 niches at the 46 m dimension and 5 niches at the 23 m dimension.[1]

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  1. Web site: Mayor's page . 2012-03-04 . tr . 2014-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141201003401/http://www.silifke.bel.tr/tekir-ambari-sayfa.html . dead .

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