Obruk

On the dry plateau between Konya and Aksaray, a deep sinkhole holds the waters of Obruk Lake. Beside it stands Obruk Han, a caravanserai built in the Seljuk period to shelter travellers on the road across the interior. The massive stone building and the steep-sided hollow make an unusual pair: one was shaped by the dissolution of the underlying rock, the other by the needs of the caravans that crossed this open country.