Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a Turkish-ruled state spanning much of Southeastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (1299-1922). Connected sites must have visible remains from that era.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Al-Ahsa Oasis | Qasr Ibrahim in the city center of Al-Hofuf is the main architectural built heritage from the Ottoman period of Al-Hofuf (AB ev) | |
| Aleppo | Ruled by Ottomans, remains of that era include Ahmadiyya Madrasa, Ahmad Pasha Khan, Adiliyya Mosque and other mosques and residences | |
| As-Salt | As-Salt was a prominent frontier Ottoman trading centre between the mid-19th and early 20th centuries (AB ev) | |
| Berat and Gjirokastra | Well-preserved Ottoman town. | |
| Budapest | Kiraly, Racs, Rudas Baths | |
| Bursa and Cumalikizik | birthplace of the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century, contains tomb of Orhan Ghazi, the founder of the Ottoman dynasty | |
| Damascus | Part of empire from 1517-1864. Visible remains for example in Fethiyye Madrasa, Ahmed Semsi Pasha Complex. | |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | In 1515, after taking Amid, the Ottoman Empire further developed trade, built new public (commercial, religious and cultural) structures and contributed to the renewal of the city. The Ottoman period extended until 1922. (AB ev) | |
| Erbil Citadel | "The Citadel features a peculiar fan-like pattern, dating back to Erbil's late Ottoman phase" (AB ev) | |
| Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town | "During the long period of Ottoman rule (1517-1917), art and architecture were strongly influenced by Istanbul, capital of the Empire. The town expanded and extensions and additional floors were added to existing buildings" (AB ev) | |
| Hegra | Ottoman Fort (built from 1744 to 1757 to protect the pilgrimage route to Mecca) | |
| Historic Cairo | Part of empire from 16th century until 1867. Visible remains for example in ornamentation at the Harem Palaces at the Citadel, Ibrahim Agha Mustahfizan House-Waqf e.a. | |
| Historic Jeddah | from 1517 to 1916 | |
| Istanbul | Capital of the Ottoman Empire. | |
| Kairouan | "The Ottomans safeguarded Kairouan as the place in which Islam gained its first foothold in the Maghreb." | |
| Kasbah of Algiers | Ottoman influences | |
| Medina of Tunis | Several historic mosques date to this period, such as the Sidi Youssef Dey Mosque (1631), and houses of rich merchants. | |
| Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge | Example of Ottoman architecture and engineering | |
| Mostar | Chief administrative city for the Ottoman Empire in the Herzegovina region. | |
| Ohrid Region | "In the late 14th century Ohrid fell to the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans converted a number of churches and monasteries into mosques but tolerated the Ohrid Archiepiscopate" | |
| Old City of Acre | Ottoman walled town. | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | "In 1516, Jerusalem was taken over by the Ottoman Empire along with all of Greater Syria and enjoyed a period of renewal and peace under Suleiman the Magnificent, including the construction of the walls, which define until today what is now known as the Old City of Jerusalem." (wiki) | |
| Paphos | The Lusignan manor house that now serves as the Palaipahos Museum, served as the centre of administration for the local Ottoman chiflik and aspects of the building date from this era. | |
| Pergamon | The city fell to the Ottomans in 1345, then briefly to the Mongols under Timur before being taken again by the Ottomans under Murat II (1421-1451)(AB ev) | |
| Rhodes | After 1522 the island was a possession of the Ottoman Empire for nearly four centuries | |
| Safranbolu | "it set a standard in public and domestic architecture that exercised a great influence on urban development over a large area of the Ottoman Empire" (OUV) | |
| Selimiye Mosque | Example of Ottoman architecture in Edirne | |
| Zabid | ||
| Zagori Cultural Landscape | "The central squares also usually feature a church, a fountain or a cistern, and an amelikó built during Ottoman rule (mid-15th to early 19th centuries) to host visitors such as merchants and craftspeople" (AB ev) |
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