We have a huge drive ahead of us, about 6 hours in total. We started at 7:30am. At 9:30am we arrived at a 13th century Sultanhani caravanserai, which was pretty impressive. It is located 40km west of Aksaray on the Silk Road, was built in 1229 and after a fire was restored and extended in 1278. The richly carved entrance portal is made of coloured marble and leads into a courtyard, in the centre of which is a pavilion mosque. Along the right-hand side of the courtyard is a decorated colonnade and to the left storage rooms and chambers. Beyond the courtyard is a huge enclosed hall with nave and side aisles supported by four rows of eight pillars and a forest of arches. A dome at the centre of the nave lets in light and
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