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  • Sultan Han

  • Sultan Han

    Sultan Han is a large Seljuk caravanserai located in the town of Sultanhanı, Aksaray Province, Turkey. It was built in 1229 AD, during the reign of the Seljuk sultan Kayqubad I, by the Syrian architect Muhammad ibn Khalwan al-Dimashqi.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Sultan Han
    by José Luis Filpo Cabana, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Sultan Han
    by José Luis Filpo Cabana, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Sultan Han
    by Georges Jansoone, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 947 m

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    Sultan Han

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2000

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Turkey

    Aksaray

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    13th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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