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Around Taşkale: rock granaries and caves

A driving route heading south from Atlas Han, a Seljuk building you come upon as you descend from the Taurus Mountains to the plain; it ends at the Manazan Caves, a multi-story Byzantine settlement carved into limestone, Taşkale with hundreds of granaries carved into the rock face, and İncesu Cave with its stalactites and stalagmites.

Estimated duration
~3 h 45 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~34 km
Getting around
By car
Stops
4 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

Safety and caution

Atlas Han is used as a sheepfold and is next to the railway. The passages at Manazan are narrow and dark; a flashlight and helmet are recommended, and do not enter collapsed sections. Do not climb the Taşkale granaries. İncesu Cave is damp and slippery.

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Han and caravanserai

    Atlas Han

    Ayrancı, Karaman

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  2. 2

    ~23 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Cave

    Manazan Caves

    Merkez, Karaman

    ~22.76 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  3. 3

    ~3.4 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Village and rural life

    Taşkale Granaries

    Merkez, Karaman

    ~3.42 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  4. 4

    ~7.7 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Cave

    İncesu Cave

    Merkez, Karaman

    ~7.74 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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