Tumlu (formerly: Dumlu) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 453 (2022).[2] Above the village is a magnificent fortification dating from the period of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. This well-preserved site displays horseshoe-shaped towers, a complex entrance, numerous vaulted undercrofts, and cisterns.[3] This site was the subject of a University of California archaeological survey in 1974 and 1979.[4] Neither these surveys nor the one conducted earlier by G. R. Youngs could find any evidence of Crusader construction or occupation.[5]
Tumlu | |
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  Tumlu Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′00″N 35°42′26″E / 37.1501°N 35.7072°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Adana |
| District | Ceyhan |
| Population (2022) | 453 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
References
edit- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Robert W. (1987). The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. pp. 255–259, pls.301c-302b. ISBN 0-88402-163-7.
- ^ Photographs and plans of the medieval fortress at Tumlu / Dumlu
- ^ G. R. Youngs, “Three Cilician Castles,” Anatolian Studies 15, 1965, pp.113-118.
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