Anavarza Fortress Anazarba; Anazarbus; Anazarbos; Anazarbas; Anavarz; Anazarp; Anarzaba; Nawarza; Ayn Zarba; Ain Zarba; Naversa; Trovada; Caesareia; Agaçli; Anazarba; Anazarbus; Anazarbos; Anazarbas; Anavarz; Anazarp; Anarzaba; Nawarza; Ayn Zarba; Ain Zarba; Naversa; Trovada; Caesareia; Agaçli; Unknown Ruined cities Fortresses Citadels Ruins The original settlement was refounded by the Romans in 19 BC. Anazarbus was a Romano-Byzantine town. In the 12th century, after numerous disputes with Byzantium and with the aid of the Crusaders, it passed to Lesser Armenia and became its minor capital. The principal capital was Sis (Sisium/Kozan). Perched on an isolated crag directly above the town are extensive remains of the Byzantine-Amenian castle and fortress (upper and lower fort) which is divided into three baileys. The main church, St. Zoravorac', was built by T'oros I around 1129 CE. T'oros I Lewon II Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 Limestone A-4001 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Anazarbus, Adana Province, Akdeniz kiyisi Region; Turkey 1st century BCE - 14th century CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Anavarza Fortress
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Ruined cities
Fortresses
Citadels
Ruins
The original settlement was refounded by the Romans in 19 BC. Anazarbus was a Romano-Byzantine town. In the 12th century, after numerous disputes with Byzantium and with the aid of the Crusaders, it passed to Lesser Armenia and became its minor capital. The principal capital was Sis (Sisium/Kozan). Perched on an isolated crag directly above the town are extensive remains of the Byzantine-Amenian castle and fortress (upper and lower fort) which is divided into three baileys. The main church, St. Zoravorac', was built by T'oros I around 1129 CE.
T'oros I
Lewon II
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
Limestone
A-4001
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Anazarbus, Adana Province, Akdeniz kiyisi Region; Turkey
1st century BCE - 14th century CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council