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Ganjali
Khan
Complex
is
located
downtown
in
Kerman
beside
Kerman
Grand
Bazaar.
Ganjali
Khan
was
one
of
the
famous
governors
of
Shah
Abbas
era
who
ruled
over
Kerman
from
1005
until
1034
and
established
numerous
monuments
and
buildings
and
attempted
to
the
prosperity
of
the
area.
Some
of
the
public
buildings
that
have
remained
from
his
time
include
Ganjali
Khan
Complex
in
Kerman
and
Zeinoding
Caravanserai
(Ganjali
Khan
Caravanserai)
on
Yazd-Kerman
Road,
Khan
Pool
on
Kerman-Mashhad
Road
and
some
aqueducts
in
Kerman
City.
A
share
of
the
revenue
of
the
complex
and
aqueducts
is
given
to
Astan
Qods
Razavi.
These
buildings
were
irreparably
damaged
during
Aqa
Mohammad
Khan
attacks.
The
area
of
Ganjali
Khan
Complex
is
11000
square
meters
and
it
includes
a
square,
bazaar,
bath,
school,
mosque,
inn,
bank
and
citren.
Ganjali
Khan
Bazaars
are
located
in
three
sides
of
the
square
and
coppersmith
bazaar
forms
the
major
bazaar
order.
The
architect
of
the
complex
was
Master
Sultan
Mohammad
Architect
Yazdi
and
its
founder
was
Ganjali
Khan,
the
governor
of
Kerman
during
1005-1029
hijri.
There
are
four
mosques
at
four
sides
of
the
square,
three
of
which
are
remaining
and
the
most
elegant
mosque
is
in
the
eastern
side
of
the
inn
which
is
considered
a
museum
of
decorative
arts.
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