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Tourist Attractions in Damascus Old City, Al-Qaymariya

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Khan Asaad Pasha

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Damascene Landmarks, Khans

One of the finest and most elaborate khans in Damascus, Khan Asaad Pasha was buit during the reign of the Ottoman governor of Damascus Asaad Pasha Al-Azem in the middle of the 18th century. The khan boasts a vast courtyard with a central water fountain. Shops and warehouses surround the courtyard on the ground level, whilst accommodation rooms are situated on the upper level....

Khan Al-Joukhiya

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Khans

Named “Al-Joukhiya”, Arabic for “Cloth”, this khan was used to be known as the tilors’ khan. Built in the middle of the 16th century by governor Ahmad Shamsi Pasha, it is one of the oldest Ottoman khans in Damascus....

Khan Al-Safarjalani

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Khans

This khan dates back to the middle of the 18th century during the Ottoman Period...

Khan Al-Sedrani

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Khans

This khan was built during the Ottoman Period in the middle of the 18th century.

Khan Al-Rez

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Khans

This khan was built in the late Ottoman Period. It is named “Al-Rez”, “Rice” in rabic, in relation to the rice and wheat merchants who used to trade in it....

Khan Al-Amoud

Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City

Khans

This khan dates back to the 17th century during the Ottoman Period. It is calle Khan Al-Amoud in reference to the big column, “Amoud” in Arabic, which used to hold the domes that covered one of its courtyards....