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The tomb does not have a construction inscription. However, the epitaph on the tomb written in the name of Ahi Bevvap, son of Gündoğdu, who died in Safer on June 1344, was later placed on the crown door. Based on this, it is accepted that the tomb was built around 1344. It is unknown who made it. The tomb, which has survived with some repairs, preserves its original feature. The building is in the category of single-story and square-planned tombs. In the construction of the building, yellowish thin trachyte stone was used in the entrance opening jambs, marble in the lower arches, red and yellowish cut stone in the low arches, and white marble in the jambs and lintels of the windows. Very clean workmanship is seen in the construction of the tomb. The square planned tomb is 6.50x6.50 m from the outside. in size. The lower part of the building has a square plan, the facade walls are 2.20 m from the ground. From the height, it is chamfered to form 2 adjacent triangles, forming a narrow hoop with a dodecagon plan at the top. This situation causes the tomb to be closed with a pyramidal cone from the outside and a dome with a squinch from the inside. There is a crown door on the eastern façade of the building, and a window on the north and west façades. The crown door is reached by a double-armed, two-step stone staircase. Although the tomb is built simply, the decorations on the crown door, altar and windows attract attention. Crown door; It is surrounded on three sides by two borders of different widths and four moldings. The motifs are in low relief technique. The crown door is inconspicuous. The two inner borders were surrounded from the top in the form of an arch, forming the Tahfif arch. Inside, the mihrab is kept quite plain.

 

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https://nigde.ktb.gov.tr/TR-74359/turbeler.html

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