Turkey
Konya

Sultanhani is the largest caravanserai in Turkey.  It was built in 1229 and extended in 1278.  This caravan way-station was used as an overnight stopping place for the silk-road caravans.  Below is the main gate to enter the caravanserai.

The main gate as seen from the inside.

Cappadocia:        Ankara        Hattusa        Ozkonak        Uchisar        Yazilikaya
Istanbul:        Around Town        Blue Mosque        Hagia Sophia        Topkapi Palace
South Coast:        Antalya        Aspendos        Myra & Demre        Perge        Xanthos
South West Inland:        Konya        Aphrodisias        Pamukkale        Sagalassos        Sardis
West Coast:   Izmir    Assos    Didyma    Ephesus    Gallipoli    Miletus    Pergamum    Priene    Troy

Pictures by Tom Aprille                                            Return