Andaval Ruins Church
The settlement, which is mentioned as Andabalis, Adualis, Ambabalis in historical sources, was a military garrison on the road from the capital Istanbul to Cilicia and from there to the Holy Land in Late Antiquity. According to the legend, Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, had some churches built in the area during her pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the first half of the 4th century. However, it is thought that the church known as "Contantin's basilica" in some publications is not one of these churches. Considering the architectural plan features, the existing church must have been built in a later period at or near the church built by Helena.
