Taşkale (Kızıllar)
Taşkale may refer to the following places in Turkey: *Taşkale, Karaman Taşkale (formerly: ''Kızıllar'') is a village in Karaman District, Karaman Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its population is 484 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). Geography Taşkale is on the northern sl ..., a village and caves complex in Karaman District, Karaman Province * Taşkale, Sincik, a village and caves complex in Sincik District, Adıyaman Province {{geodis ...
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Taşkale, Karaman
Taşkale (formerly: ''Kızıllar'') is a village in Karaman District, Karaman Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its population is 484 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). Geography Taşkale is on the northern slopes of the Toros Mountains. It lies to the east of Karaman, about by road. In the older part of the village there is a series of caves which are used presently as cereal silos. The modern part of the village is in the plains just to the north of the older part. History and people The town was used by early Christians who used the caves as effective shelter against the Roman authorities. The Mamazan Monastery just at the west of the town is also a cave monastery. After Christianity was legalized, the town probably lost its importance. But in the 13th century the town regained its importance as a hideaway. During Mongol expansion, a Turkmen tribe named ''Kızıl'' from the valley of along Atrek River (modern Turkmenistan Turkmeni ...
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