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Hasanaliler Church

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Hasanaliler Church

Hasanaliler Church is a church ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey.

Hasanaliler is the name of a village which is now a neighborhood of Narlıkuyu in Silifke ilçe (district). The church ruin is in the village north of the mosque at 36°27′50″N 34°05′11″E / 36.46389°N 34.08639°E / 36.46389; 34.08639. Cennet and Cehennem sinkholes are nearby. Its distance to Narlıkuyu (Mediterranean Sea side) is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), to Silifke is 18 kilometres (11 mi) and to Mersin is 62 kilometres (39 mi).[1]

The church is a 6th-century Byzantine church. It is a basilica-type church. The narthex of the three-nave church is to the west of the building. There is a cistern under the building.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Map page
  2. ^ Mersin Valiliği:Mersin Ören Yerleri kaleleri Müzeleri, ISBN 978-605-4196-07-4, sf.202