City of Safranbolu World Heritage Site

Official name

City of Safranbolu | UNESCO

Country

Turkey | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

City and District of Safranbolu, Province of Karabuk
41.2600° Lat, 32.6897° Lon | Map

Code

614

Time Zone

Europe/Istanbul (+03, +0300)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1994. From the 13th century to the advent of the railway in the early 20th century, Safranbolu was an important caravan station on the main East–West trade route. The Old Mosque, Old Bath and Süleyman Pasha Medrese were built in 1322. During its apogee in the 17th century, Safranbolu's architecture influenced urban development throughout much of the Ottoman Empire.