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Khan al Harir (Damascus)

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Alternative names
  
Silk Khan

Location
  
Damascus, Syria

Client
  
Darwish Pasha

Opened
  
1574

Floor area
  
2,500 m²

Construction started
  
1573

Type
  
Caravanserai

Completed
  
1574

Floor count
  
2

Floors
  
2

Architectural style
  
Ottoman architecture

Similar
  
Murad Pasha Mosque, Al‑Muhafaza Stadium, Sinan Pasha Mosque, Darwish Pasha Mosque, Tishreen Palace

Khan al-Harir (Arabic: خان الحرير‎‎; The Silk Khan) is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus.

Map of Khan al-Harir, Damascus, Syria

References

Khan al-Harir (Damascus) Wikipedia