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Forbidden - Sultanhani Caravanserai, Akseray, Cappadocia, Turkey #48709317
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Forbidden sign at Sultanhani Caravanserai in Akseray, Cappadocia, Turkey. In caravanserais, foreign & native traders, would be put up for three days. The kervansarays of Cappadocia in central Turkey such as Sultanhani in Aksaraywere are the most beautiful and built of hewn volcanic stone, and their walls were thick and high so that they would be safe from raids by robbers. Decoration was concentrated on the great portals which display the finest examples of Seljuk stone carving.