Obruk Attractions

Near the village of Kizören and 75km/46mi northeast of Konya to the north of the road to Aksaray stands the old village of Obruk. Abandoned several decades ago, it has been rebuilt further north. This nondescript old village is in fact the site of a large dilapidated 13th century Seljuk caravanserai, situated near the village mosque. An extensive cemetery lies opposite the caravanserai, mosque and the few houses which remain from this once large winter village.

Other traces of the previous settlement can be found in front of the cemetery and around the edge of a giant sinkhole (Obruk), which lies due east behind the caravanserai and extends some 170m/550ft into the limestone.