AP.088 Lake Egirdir

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

1963

Image ID

AP.088

Alternate Identifier

B41.088

Subcollection

AP: Central Turkey

Abstract

View of lakeside residences in Egirdir, looking down the narrow peninsula housing the city center.

Description

The lakeside city of Egiridir in the Isparta province of the Mediterranean region of Turkey, founded by the Hittites, has a rich history of diverse reign: from Persians to Seljuks to Ottomans, Egirdir has been of great importance. Ibn Battuta, 14th century traveler, described medieval Egirdir as "a great and populous city." The peninsula of Egirdir contains a unique castle built by the Lydian King Kroisos and later restored by the Seljuks. -CK

References

Ibn-Baṭṭūṭa, Muḥammad Ibn-ʻAbdallāh. The Travels of Ibn Battuta. London: n.p., 1971. Print.

Image Notes

Photograph created August 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly catalogued as B41.088, N.073. Notes written on the slide or index: Egirdir, Eğridir.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Egirdir, Turkey