Tercan is a town and district of Erzincan Province

Erzincan Province

Erzincan Province is a province in the eastern region of Anatolia, Turkey, and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on December 27, 1939...

 in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. The district covers an area of 1592 km² (615 sq mi) and its total population is 20,072 in which 6,646 live in the town of Tercan.

The town is especially notable for the 12th century complex of buildings built by the Saltukid ruler Mama Hatun, which comprises her tomb, a mosque, a hammam

Hammam

A Turkish bath is the Turkish variant of a steam bath, sauna or Russian Bath, distinguished by a focus on water, as distinct from ambient steam....

 and an impressive caravanserai

Caravanserai

A caravanserai, or khan, also known as caravansary, caravansera, or caravansara in English was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey...

 which was heavily restored in recent years.

Sights

• Mama Hatun complex, tomb, caravanserai
  Caravanserai
  A caravanserai, or khan, also known as caravansary, caravansera, or caravansara in English was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey...
  
  , mosque and hammam
  Hammam
  A Turkish bath is the Turkish variant of a steam bath, sauna or Russian Bath, distinguished by a focus on water, as distinct from ambient steam....
  
  
• Kötür bridge
• Pekeriç fortress
• Abrenk (Vank) church
• Kefrenci temple

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