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Luwian stele of Andaval (now Aktaş village). VIII cent BC.Nigde Castle

Location:

  • Türkiye, Aktaş
  • geo:38.01873,34.741001
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • 5xx / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=25898

Annotations

The Andaval basilica was built over the Pagan religious site during the 6th century as the Late Hittite stone inscription discovered . The original basilica was destroyed and burned during Arab raids in the 7th century.

  1. Niğde, Aktaş-Yenimahalle (Andabalis/Eski Andaval) Konstantin ve Helena Kilisesi Kazısı -www.sanattarihi.hacettepe.edu.tr/Nigde.pdf
  2. Konstantin ve Helena Kilisesi-http://tayproject.org/TAYBizansMar.fm$Retrieve?YerlesmeNo=20987&html=bizansdetaile.html&layout=web
  3. https://wowcappadocia.com/andaval-andabalis-church.html

Nearby

Andaval Stele [Aktas]

Stele was re-used in the floor of the church at Andaval [modern Aktaş village]. Currently the stele is housed in Ankara; in Nigde Museum is only a copy. Spolia.

Andabalis

Maniso

Eskigümüş Monastery (3 km)

Gümüşler Monastery


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