Çine

Çine lies in the valley of a tributary of the Büyük Menderes, south of the main river plain. At Old Çine stands the Ahmed Gazi mosque, a large stone building associated with the Menteşe principality. Its broad dome and thick walls make it a notable example of medieval Turkish architecture in western Anatolia. The settlement and the river valley connected the Menteşe mountain country with the cultivated lands to the north.