Koza Han

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Koza Han is a historic Ottoman-era silk market and caravanserai in Bursa, Turkey, renowned as a center of the city’s centuries-old silk trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caravanserai
historical building
market building
architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
associatedWith Bursa silk industry
Ottoman commercial architecture
historic caravan trade
commissionedBy Bayezid II NERFINISHED
country Turkey
hasFeature central courtyard
fountain in the courtyard
multiple entrances
prayer room
rooms for merchants
shops
stone and brick construction
two-storey arcaded galleries
hasNameInLanguage Koza Han@tr
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inception late 15th century
locatedIn Bursa NERFINISHED
Bursa Province NERFINISHED
Cumalıkızık and the Surrounding Area of Bursa World Heritage Site
Marmara Region NERFINISHED
historic center of Bursa
locatedNear Bursa Grand Bazaar
Ulu Cami (Grand Mosque of Bursa) NERFINISHED
locatedOn historic trade routes of Bursa
material brick
stone
meaningOfName Cocoon Inn
ownedBy Turkish foundations (vakıf system)
partOf Bursa’s historical bazaar and inns area
primaryProductTraded raw silk
silk cocoons
silk textiles
significance important commercial hub in Bursa
major center of Ottoman silk trade
popular tourist attraction in Bursa
symbol of Bursa’s silk heritage
touristActivity shopping for silk scarves
shopping for textiles
tea and coffee drinking in the courtyard
usedFor caravanserai functions
commercial activities
silk trade
tourism

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bursa
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Koza Han ("Koza Han@tr")
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