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°23′N33°55′E / 36.383°N 33.917°E / 36.383; 33.917 . It was built during the early years of Byzantine Empire. The building material is face stone. The west to east dimension is 46 metres (151 ft) and the north to south dimension is 23 metres (75 ft). The depth of the cistern is 14 metres (46 ft). 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]
tekfur, ambarı, tekir, ambarı, literally, lord, storehouse, large, cistern, silifke, seleukeia, ilçe, district, center, mersin, province, turkey, part, city, silifke, situated, west, city, center, east, silifke, castle, built, during, early, years, byzantine, . Tekfur ambari a k a Tekir ambari literally lord s storehouse is a large cistern in Silifke Seleukeia ilce 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 23 N 33 55 E 36 383 N 33 917 E 36 383 33 917 It was built during the early years of Byzantine Empire The building material is face stone The west to east dimension is 46 metres 151 ft and the north to south dimension is 23 metres 75 ft The depth of the cistern is 14 metres 46 ft 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 Tekfur ambariTekfur ambari CisternShown within TurkeyAlternative name Tekir Ambari LocationSilifkeCoordinates36 23 N 33 55 E 36 383 N 33 917 E 36 383 33 917 Coordinates 36 23 N 33 55 E 36 383 N 33 917 E 36 383 33 917Part ofMersin ProvinceLength46 metres 151 ft Width23 metres 75 ft Volume12 000 cubic metres 420 000 cu ft See also EditList of Roman cisternsReferences Edit Mayor s page in Turkish External links Edit 1 For images Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tekfur ambari amp oldid 963887014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
