English: This article is about Historical capital of the Ilkhanate. For other uses, see Sultaniya (disambiguation).

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Soltaniyeh Dome

Soltaniyeh Coordinates: 36°26′05″N 48°47′51″ECoordinates: 36°26′05″N 48°47′51″E Country Iran Province Zanjan County Abhar Bakhsh Soltaniyeh Elevation 1,784 m (5,853 ft) Population (2012)

• Total	5,968

Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)

• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

UNESCO World Heritage Site Soltaniyeh Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List

Type Cultural Criteria ii, iii, iv Reference 1188 UNESCO region Asia-Pacific Inscription history Inscription 2005 (29th Session) Soltaniyeh (Persian: سلطانيه‎, also Romanized as Solţānīyeh, Solţāneyyeh, Sultaniye, and Sultānīyeh; also known as Sa‘īdīyeh)[1] is a city in and capital of Soltaniyeh District of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,684, in 1,649 families.[2] Soltaniyeh, located some 240 kilometres (150 mi) to the north-west of Tehran, used to be the capital of Mongol Ilkhanid rulers of Persia in the 14th century. Its name translates as "the Imperial". 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 ruins."[3]

Contents [hide] 1 Dome of Soltaniyeh 2 Photo gallery 3 See also 4 External links

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