Khan al-Umdan | |
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خان العمدان | |
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Alternative names | Hebrew: ח'אן אל עומדאן Baháʼí name: Khán-i-'Avámid |
General information | |
Type | Caravanserai |
Architectural style | Ottoman |
Location | Acre, Israel |
Completed | 1784 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
References | |
archnet.org |
Khan al-Umdan (Arabic: خان العمدان: "Caravanserai of the Pillars" or "Inn of the Columns", also known as Khán-i-ʻAvámid) is the largest and best preserved caravanserai in Acre, Israel.[1][2] Located in the Old City of Acre, it is one of the prominent projects constructed during the rule of Ahmed Jezzar Pasha in Galilee, under the Ottoman era.
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