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Sultanhani Caravanserai

The caravanserais were the mediaeval equivalent of motorway service stations. They are dotted across Anatolia at day's journey distances and were built to protect merchants travelling the caravan routes that crossed Anatolia along the Roman-Byzantine road system.
The Sultanhani (sometimes spelled Sultanhan Caravanseri or Sultan Han Caravanserai) between Konya and Aksary is one of the best preserved of these Selcuk caravanserais. It was bult between 1226 and 1229. It consists of a courtyard enclosed inside thick curtain walls surrounded by stables and accommodation with a small elevated mosque in the centre. The rear section is a covered arched hall which would be used in the winter to store goods and shelter the camels.
Sultanhani Caravanserai information board
Sultanhani Caravanserai information board		 Exterior walls of the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Exterior walls of the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 Exterior walls of the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Exterior walls of the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 Exterior walls of the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Exterior walls of the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 The central gate portal of the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The central gate portal of the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The central gate portal of the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The central gate portal of the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 The central gate portal of the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The central gate portal of the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 Detail of stone carving at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Detail of stone carving at the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 The open stables area at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The open stables area at the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 Detail of stone carving at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Detail of stone carving at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Detail of stone carving at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Detail of stone carving at the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 Detail of stone carving at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Detail of stone carving at the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 The mosque in the open courtyard at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The mosque in the open courtyard at the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 Flowers at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
Flowers at the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 The covered hall at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The covered hall at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The covered hall at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The covered hall at the Sultanhani Caravanserai		 The covered hall at the Sultanhani Caravanserai
The covered hall at the Sultanhani Caravanserai

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