Suli An

Suli An Сули ан Hani i Sulit
General information
Type	han
Location	Old Bazaar
Town or city	Skopje
Country	North Macedonia
Coordinates	42.0016°N 21.4377°E / 42.0016; 21.4377
Completed	mid-15th century
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Isa-Beg Ishaković

The Suli An (Macedonian: Сули ан, Albanian: Hani i Sulit, Turkish: Sulu Han) is a han in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Isa-Beg Isaković.

Etymology

The name of the han is derived from the Turkish Sulu Han, with su which meaning water, and the word sulu meaning "with water". This name was probably chosen because a small river used to run near the han.

Characteristics

The total area of the han is around 2,100m². During the Ottoman Empire, the Suli An was a classic city han for travelers and traders with their caravans.

The Suli An was damaged in the 1963 Skopje earthquake but was reconstructed in 1972.

Today, the building houses the Skopje Faculty of Arts and the Museum of the Old Bazaar of Skopje.

See also

• Caravanserai
• Old Bazaar, Skopje
• Ottoman Vardar Macedonia

External links

• Text about Suli an on web site about Old Skopje