Afsin
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near Kurt Tepesi. Also of interest is the complex which dates from the Seljuk period (1215-1233) and consists of a mosque, caravanserai and monastery (ribat). The ruined caravanserai is made up of an asymmetrical, four-aisled winter hall with two separate sections. The mosque which is attached to the sloping west front is domed at the rear (prayer niche). The three-aisled prayer hall has a flat roof and nearby the monastery section with its maze of rooms, three-aisled hall and typical Seljuk pointed-arch portal lies to the south towards the slope.

More Roman ruins (Castaballa) can be found about 15km/9.5mi to the northeast near Percenik. In the same region, a little further northwest, the village of Tanir contains some Roman mosaics. Due north of Afsin (21km/13mi) on the old route to Kayseri stands the Seljuk Kuru Han and another 5km/3mi to the north near Karakol the Seljuk castle of Hurman Kalesi simultaneously controlled three mountain passes.