Sultaniyeh

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Sultaniyeh is a historic city in northwestern Iran best known for its UNESCO-listed Ilkhanid-era mausoleum, one of the largest brick domes in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
historic city
architecturalStyle Ilkhanid art
surface form: Ilkhanid architecture
coordinateLocation 36.435°N 48.793°E
country Iran
countryCapitalDistance about 240 km northwest of Tehran
domeDiameterApprox about 25 metres
domeHeightApprox about 48 metres
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1800 metres
foundedBy Ilkhan
surface form: Ilkhanid rulers
hasBuildingStoreys two-storey octagonal structure (mausoleum)
hasClimate continental climate
hasConservationStatus under restoration and preservation programs
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLanguage Azerbaijani language
surface form: Azerbaijani

Persian language
surface form: Persian
hasPopulation several thousand inhabitants
hasUNESCOSiteComponent Mausoleum of Öljaitü
hasUNESCOSiteName Sultaniyeh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Soltaniyeh
heritageCriteria UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO cultural site
historicalPeriod Mongol Ilkhanate
surface form: Ilkhanate
influenced later Timurid and Safavid architecture
knownFor Ilkhanid-era mausoleum
Soltaniyeh Dome
surface form: Sultaniyeh Dome

one of the largest brick domes in the world
locatedIn Zanjan Province
northwestern Iran
locatedInRegion Iranian Azerbaijan
surface form: Iranian Azerbaijan cultural region
locatedInTimeZone Iran Standard Time
locatedOn Sultaniyeh plain
materialUsedInLandmark brick
near Zanjan
partOf Zanjan County
religionMajority Shia Islam
significance masterpiece of Persian Ilkhanid architecture
significantBuilding Mausoleum of Öljaitü
Soltaniyeh Dome
surface form: Sultaniyeh Dome
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2005
UNESCOSiteType architectural ensemble
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 1188
UTCOffset +3:30
UTCOffsetDST +4:30
wasCapitalOf Mongol Ilkhanate
surface form: Ilkhanate

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Ulugh Beg birthPlace Sultaniyeh
Zanjan near Sultaniyeh
this entity surface form: Soltaniyeh
Sultaniyya presentDaySettlement Sultaniyeh
this entity surface form: Soltaniyeh
Jalayirid Sultanate territoryIncludes Sultaniyeh
this entity surface form: Soltaniyeh
Zanjan Province hasCity Sultaniyeh
this entity surface form: Soltaniyeh
Zanjan Province contains Sultaniyeh
this entity surface form: Soltaniyeh
Sultaniyeh hasUNESCOSiteName Sultaniyeh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Soltaniyeh