Village Architecture And Cisterns In Old Kollyda (Gölde)

Gölde village is an important geosite where geology, history, culture, architecture and archeology intersect and interact. The village is located on marble surrounded by Quaternary volcanics. Gölde (İncesu) village is an old Greek village, and Greeks lived in the village until the 20th century. With the population exchange that took place between 1923 and 1930, the Greek population living in the village was replaced by Turks from the Balkans. For this reason, village architecture bears traces of both Greek and Turkish culture. In addition to its historical and cultural importance, it is possible to see the strong influence of karst lithology on rural architecture in the village. Marble was generally used in the construction of houses and street coverings. There are water cisterns and underground water channels dug in marble in the village center. It is unknown whether water channels are part of the underground cave system. Two of the cisterns in the village have probably been in operation since Roman times.
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