Chapter XI: Derbe. Karaman

Rock Cemetery—Brilliant Colouring of the Plain—Treacherous
Climate—Excavating the Sarcophagus—Serpek on the Site of
Ancient Derbe—Derivation of the Name Devleh—Tradition
of Villagers—Our Hostess’s Butter—Storehouses of the
Natives—Wages—Sterling Character of the Osmanlis—Climate in
Winter—Wolves—How the Peasants pass the Winter—Happy Condition
before the Famine—Laziness of the Men—Inscriptions—Volcanic
Cones—Discovery of the Sarcophagus—Dimensions—It had
been broken into before—Its Contents—Description of the
Sarcophagus—Brilliant Colouring of the Mountain Ranges—A
Wilderness—The Tomb of Hadji Ahmed—Great Marsh—Clearness of
the Air—Sidevre—Inhospitality of its People—A Keurdt—The Yeni
Khan—A Hospitable Friend, and his History—The Merchants of
Kaisariyeh—Appearance of Karaman—Climate—Former Importance
of the Place—Mosques—Valideh Tekkesi—Khatounieh—Beautiful
Gateway—No Remains of Ancient Laranda—Courtesy and Kindness of
the People of Karaman 270-300