Sultandag Attractions

Known in earlier days as Ishakli, Sultandag (about 65km/40mi east of Afyon) is situated in the northern foothills of the Sultan Dag, on the old caravan route from Afyon to Konya. Not far away lies the Aksehir Gölü, part swamp, part freshwater lake teeming with fish. In the south of the town, in the courtyard of a two-storeyed mosque on the main street (eight-part cross vault, stalactitic dome), are the remains of a caravanserai, the Ishakli Han (or Sahibata Hani; five-bay hall, elegantly articulated court portal) built in 1249/50 by the renowned master builder Ship Ata (Fahrettin Ali Ben Husain). The inner courtyard contains two double bowers with twin-bayed barrel vaulted arcades.