İncekaya Aqueduct (Turkish: İncekaya Su Kemeri) is an 18th-century aqueduct in Karabük Province, Turkey.
İncekaya Aqueduct İncekaya Su kemeri | |
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_-_panoramio.jpg) İncakaya Aqueduct | |
| Coordinates | 41°16′53″N 32°41′05″E / 41.28139°N 32.68472°E. |
| Crosses | Tokatlı Canyon |
| Locale | Safranbolu, Karabük Province, Turkey |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Natural stone |
| Total length | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Width | 1.10–2.20 m (3 ft 7 in – 7 ft 3 in) |
| Height | 60 m (200 ft) |
| No. of spans | 1 + 5 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 18th century |
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The aqueduct is to the north of Safranbolu ilçe (district) It is over Tokatlı Canyon. The altitude of the aqueduct with respect to sea level is about 600 m (2,000 ft). The aqueduct was commissioned by Safranbolulu Izzet Mehmet Pasha, a citizen of Safranbolu and a grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1794–1798. The structure was used to supply water to Safranbolu.
The building material of the aqueduct is rubble stone. There are six arches; one main arch and five auxiliary arches. Its length is 116 m (381 ft) and its maximum height over the canyon is 60 m (200 ft).[1] The width of the aqueduct varies between 1.10–2.20 m (3 ft 7 in – 7 ft 3 in).[2]