Английская Википедия:Ala Bridge
Шаблон:Infobox bridge Ala Bridge (Шаблон:Lang-tr) is a historic bridge in Turkey. It is still in use.
Geography
The bridge is in Anamur ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. It is on the road connecting Anamur to Ermenek at Шаблон:Coord and on Dragon Creek. Its distance to Anamur is Шаблон:Convert.[1] Alaköprü Dam is to the north of the bridge.
History
The bridge was constructed by the Karamanids. Karamanids were a Turkmen beylik which were the main rivals of the Ottomans in Anatolia up to the end of the 15th century. (see Anatolian Beyliks) In the 14th century they dominated most of the Mediterranean coast. They constructed the bridge to control Anamur in the coast from Ermenek a city in the mountains. But there is no inscription on the bridge and exact construction date is unknown.[2]
Architecture
The bridge is an arch type bridge. Main arch is a Шаблон:Convert arch. There is also a minor arch next to the main arch which acts as a discharging cell during heavy rain fall. The total length of the bridge is Шаблон:Convert and the height of the parapet is Шаблон:Convert [1]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Fügen İlter: Osmanlılara Kadar Anadolu Türk Köprüleri,Karayolları Yayınları,Ankara, p207
- ↑ Mersin guide Шаблон:In lang
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