Tandoorı houses in Kesendere Village, Başkale

• Published in: International Journal of Social Inquiry
• Main Author: Buğrul, Hasan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi 2020
• Subjects: Tandoori houses; Dragon-shaped rocks; Cultural; Natural; Asset; Tandır evleri; Ejder biçimli kayalar; Kültürel; Doğal; Varlık; ejder
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11452/27611; https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1817081; https://doi.org/10.37093/ijsi.950555

In this study, Kesendere, a village in Başkale District of Van province, was selected as the field of the study. In this village and its surroundings, beside a travertine and two dragon-shaped rocks, four Tandoori houses, which are still in good condition and which were built by the same stone master, were examined. These structures were built approximately 140 years ago. The biggest of these was converted to a sheep pen a few years ago. The others, besides being used as cellars, are also used as houses where tandoori bread is baked and dairy products such as cheese and yogurt are processed. When compared with the Tandoori houses in the Eastern Anatolia Region, those in Kesendere village are generally more similarities to those in Muş and Van in terms of both function and their domes. In addition to the cultural assets such as Tandoori houses in Kesendere village and its surroundings and the natural assets such as dragon-shaped rocks which are correlated with petrifaction legends, the travertine near this village also has a great potential in terms of tourism and cultural heritage. The aim of this study was to direct readers’ attention to the overall cultural and natural heritage of Kesendere village and neighbouring areas, as well as to contribute to their preservation and to present the associated culture to future generations. Bu çalışmada, araştırma alanı olarak Van ilinin, Başkale ilçesine bağlı Kesendere köyü seçilmiştir. Bu köy ve çevresinde bulunan bir traverten ve ejderha biçimli iki kayanın yanı sıra, hala sağlam vaziyette bulunan ve aynı taş ustası tarafından yapılan dört adet Tandır evi incelenmiştir. Yapılar yaklaşık 140 yıl önce inşa edilmiştir. Bunların en büyüğü birkaç yıl önce ağıla dönüştürülmüştür. Diğerleri, kiler olarak kullanılmalarının yanında, tandır ekmeği pişirme ve peynir, yoğurt gibi süt ürünleri hazırlama yeri olarak kullanılmaktadır. Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi Tandır evleriyle karşılaştırıldığında, Kesendere köyünde bulananlar hem işlev hem de kubbe bakımından genellikle Muş ve Van ...