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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 ...
In 2013, Soltaniyeh District [b] was separated from Abhar County and elevated to the status of Soltaniyeh County, [4] which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Soltaniyeh as its capital and only city at the time. The village of Guzal Darreh became a city in 2024. [5]
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
The pinnacle of Il-Khanate architecture was reached with the construction of the Soltaniyeh Dome (1302–1312) in Zanjan, Iran, which measures 50 m in height and 25 m in diameter, making it the 3rd largest and the tallest masonry dome ever erected. [76] The thin, double-shelled dome was reinforced by arches between the layers. [77]
Police in Sierra Leone have said they are hunting a Dutch drug trafficker who is one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives and believed to be hiding out in the west African country.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 317 in 83 households, when it was in Soltaniyeh District [c] of Abhar County. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 308 people in 96 households. [6]
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.