252 SINDA. 



Osman Kalfeler is a rock-tomb, and about 

 three miles from it, by the lake side, is an- 

 other. They have the form of Lycian tombs, 

 but have no inscriptions. Tenger is a village 

 of about two hundred houses, prettily situated 

 in an open valley, through which flows a small 

 stream northwards. The country around it is 

 fertile and well-cultivated. Yesterday we were 

 lodged in a stable ; to-day in a konak, for quar- 

 ters have been assigned to us in the extensive 

 mansion of the Agha. It is a great square of 

 wood and plaster buildings, flimsy enough, yet 

 elegant and tasteful. The Agha has been dead 

 some months. We owed our hospitable recep- 

 tion to his widow. Attached to the konak 

 is an elegant mosque. It had no dome, but 

 the projecting eaves were carved and painted 

 in excellent taste. At one end was a very beau- 

 tiful minaret, apparently newly erected ; and 

 in front a large fountain. In the construc- 

 tion of the mosque, many ancient fragments 

 had been used, and many more were scattered 

 through the village. This was evidently an 

 ancient site of some consequence, and very 

 probably that of Sinda. 



At Tenger we were only five hours from Hor- 



