Soltaniyeh

City in Zanjan province, Iran

"Saidiyeh" redirects here. For other uses, see Saidiyeh (disambiguation).

This article is about the historical capital of the Ilkhanate. For other uses, see Sultaniya.

City in Zanjan, Iran

Soltaniyeh

Persian: سلطانيه

City

Dome of Soltaniyeh

Soltaniyeh

Coordinates: 36°26′04″N 48°47′28″E﻿ / ﻿36.43444°N 48.79111°E﻿ / 36.43444; 48.79111[1]
Country| Iran
Province| Zanjan
County| Soltaniyeh
District| Central
Elevation

| 1,784 m (5,853 ft)
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total

| 7,638
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Soltaniyeh (Persian: سلطانيه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Soltaniyeh County, Zanjan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

## History

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Soltaniyeh, located some 240 kilometres (150 mi) to the north-west of Tehran, was built as the capital of Mongol Ilkhanid rulers of Iran in the 14th century. Its name which refers to the Islamic ruler title sultan translates loosely as "the Regal". Soltaniyeh was visited by Ruy González de Clavijo, who reported that the city was a hub of silk exportation.[4]

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."[5]

## Demographics

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### Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,864 in 1,649 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Soltaniyeh District of Abhar County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 7,116 people in 2,013 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,638 people in 2,319 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Soltaniyeh County.[9] Soltaniyeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.

## Ecclesiastical history

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The city was established as a Catholic episcopal see on 1 April 1318 for the Archdiocese of Soltania. In 1329, the Latin Diocese of Samarcanda became its suffragan for the Chagatai Khanate, at least until Tamerlane (founder of the Timurids) swept its see Samarkand. The archdiocese was suppressed as residential see around 1450.[citation needed]

### Residential archbishops

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Metropolitan Archbishops of Soltania

* Francesco da Perugia, Dominican Order O.P. (1318.08.01 – ?)
* Guillaume Adam, O.P. (1322.10.06 – 1324.10.26); previously Archbishop of Smirna (Smyrna) (Asian Turkey, now İzmir) (1318 – 1322.10.06); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro) (1324.10.26 – death 1341)
* Giovanni di Cori, O.P. (1329.08.09 – ?)
* Guglielmo, O.P. (? – ?)
* Giovanni di Piacenza, O.P. (1349.01.09 – ?)
* Tommaso, O.P. (1368.02.28 – ?)
* Domenico Manfredi, O.P. (1388.08.18 – ?)
* Giovanni di Gallofonte, O.P. (1398.08.26 – ?)
* Nicolò Roberti (1401.01.24 – ?); previously Bishop of Ferrara (Italy) (1393.02.04 – 1401.01.24)
* Thomas Abaraner, O.P. (1425.12.19 – ?)
* Giovanni, O.P. (1425.12.19 – ?)

### Titular see

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Transformed at its suppression as residential see in 1450 into a Latin Titular archbishopric, which was itself suppressed in 1926:

* Titular Bishop Francisco Salazar, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1548.09.12 – ?)
* Titular Bishop: Bishop-elect Bernardino de Carmona (1551.07.10 – ?)
* Titular Archbishop Alberto Bitter (1922.10.09 – 1926.12.19)

## See also

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* Dome of Soltaniyeh
* Ab Anbar
* List of Catholic dioceses in Central Asia
* Yakhchal
* Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity

Media related to Soltaniyeh at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

## Notes

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1. ^ Also romanized as Solţāneyyeh and Solţānīyeh; also known as Sa‘īdīyeh, Sultaniye, and Sultānīyeh[3]

## Sources and external links

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* Official website
* GCatholic, with residential and titular incumbent bio links
* Video of Soltaniyeh
* Farnoush Tehrāni, The Crown of All Domes, in Persian, Jadid Online, 31 December 2009,.[10]
• Audio slideshow:[11] (6 min 45 sec).

http://sultaniyya.org/

## Further reading

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* Hatef Naiemie, Atri (2020). "The Ilkhanid City of Sultaniyya: Some Remarks on the Citadel and the Outer City". Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies: 1–30. doi:10.1080/05786967.2020.1744469.
* Minorsky, V.; Bosworth, C.E & Blair, Sheila S. (1997). "Sulṭāniyya". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W. P. & Lecomte, G. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume IX: San–Sze. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 859–861. ISBN 978-90-04-10422-8.

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 September 2024). "Soltaniyeh, Soltaniyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. ^ Soltaniyeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081931" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. ^ Clavijo, Ruy Gonzalez de (1859). Narrative of the embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the court of Timour at Samarcand, A.D. 1403-6. p. 93. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
5. ^ Dalrymple, William (1989). In Xanadu. pp. 128–129.
6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 - via Lam ta Kam.
8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 - via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
9. ^ "Zanjan became the owner of a new city and county". zanjan.irna.ir (in Persian). 16 May 1392. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2023 - via Islamic Republic News Agency.
10. ^ سلطان گنبدها | جدید آنلاین. Jadidonline.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-10.
11. ^ Flash video. jadidonline.com

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