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The Dome of Soltaniyeh (Persian: گنبد سلطانیه) in Soltaniyeh city, Zanjan Province, Iran, traditionally so called, is a complex of ruins centering on the Mausoleum of the Mongol ruler Il-khan Öljeitü, also known as Muhammad Khodabandeh. The estimated 200 ton dome stands 49 meters (161 ft) tall from its base, and is currently ...
In 2005, UNESCO listed Soltaniyeh as one of the World Heritage Sites. The road from Zanjan to Soltaniyeh extends until it reaches to the Katale khor cave. William Dalrymple notes that Öljaitü intended Soltaniyeh to be "the largest and most magnificent city in the world" but that it "died with him" and is now "a deserted, crumbling spread of ...
The Central District of Soltaniyeh County [a] (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سلطانیه) is in Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Soltaniyeh . History
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The Chalabioghlou mausoleum, also known as Sheikh Barragh mausoleum, is a historical octagonal mausoleum in the city of Soltaniyeh, in the Zanjan Province, in Iran. The mausoleum is located 500 m to the southwest of Dome of Soltaniyeh. The Chalabioghlou mausoleum was built between 1259 and 1284 in the ilkhanid era.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 1,604 in 489 households, when it was the village of Guzal Darreh-ye Sofla in Guzal Darreh Rural District of Soltaniyeh District [c] in Abhar County. [8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,448 people in 484 households. [9]
Dashkasan (Azerbaijani: Daşkəsən, Persian: داشکسن) is a three cave complex located south-east of Soltaniyeh. [1] Outside the caves there is a temple called Dragon Stone of Dash Kasan Caves which was built by order of Mongol king Öljaitü in the early fourteenth century. The temple was built by four Chinese craftsmen.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,102 in 290 households, when it was in Soltaniyeh Rural District of Soltaniyeh District [c] in Abhar County. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,004 people in 308 households, [6] by which time the district had been elevated to the status of Soltaniyeh County. [4]