Ak Kesene: An Insufficiently-Known Structure in the Cu Basin
BILIG, vol.73, no.73, pp.141-156, 2015 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 73 Issue: 73
- Publication Date: 2015
- Journal Name: BILIG
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.141-156
- Keywords: Kesene, turbe, tomb, Kazakhstan, Cu Basin, Mud-brick, Tomb (turbe) architecture of the Turkish peirod
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In the Cu Basin of Kazakhstan, in a region which has become a desert, there is a structure which is publicly known as Ak Kesene (White Tomb). The building, which does not carry any inscriptions, is constructed by using mud-brick.