Khan As'ad Pasha ( ar, خَان أَسْعَد بَاشَا, Khān ʾAsʿad Bāşā) is the largest
caravanserai
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of
Damascus
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, covering an area of . Situated along
Al-Buzuriyah Souq
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, it was built and named after
As'ad Pasha al-Azem, the governor of Damascus, in 1751–52.
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Archnet Digital Library. Khan As'ad Pasha has been described as one of the finest khans of Damascus, and the most "ambitious" work of architecture in the city. Throughout the
Ottoman era
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, it hosted caravans coming from
Baghdad
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Aleppo
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Beirut
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and elsewhere in the
Middle East
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Architecture
The restoration of the won the
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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As'ad Pasha Khan Restoration
Archnet Digital Library.
External Links
See inside the place with a virtual tour
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: https://syriatourism.org/Virtual_Tours/Khan%20Assad%20Basha/
Gallery
File:The Great Khan at Damascus - Carne John - 1836.jpg, The , 1836
File:Khan As'ad Pasha.jpg, Modern art exhibit inside
File:Khan As'ad Pasha by Nabih Farkouh.JPG, Interior
File:Khan As'ad Pacha Al-'Azem.jpg, Arches and domes
File:Damascus, Syria, Khan As'ad Pasha Roof.jpg, Arches
File:Damascus, Syria, Khan As'ad Pasha.jpg, Interior
See also
*Al-Azem Palace
Al-Azem Palace ( ar, قصر العظم) is a palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built in 1749 to be the private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azem, the go ...
* Jaqmaq Caravansarai
* Sulayman Pasha Caravansarai
* Tuman Caravansarai
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Caravanserais in Damascus
Ottoman caravanserais
Hotel buildings completed in 1752
Ottoman architecture in Damascus
Museums in Syria
Buildings and structures inside the walled city of Damascus
1750s establishments in Ottoman Syria
18th-century establishments in Ottoman Syria