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Khan Jaqmaq ( ar, خَان جَقْمَق, Ḵān Jaqmaq) is one of the few remaining khans in the
Archnet Digital Library.
Old City of Damascus
The Ancient City of Damascus ( ar, دِمَشْق ٱلْقَدِيمَة, Dimašq al-Qadīmah) is the historic city centre of Damascus, Syria. The old city which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, contains numerous ...
, it was built by the Mamluk emir, Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq
Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq ( ar, الظاهر سيف الدين جقمق; 1373 – 13 February 1453) was the Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 9 September 1438 to 1 February 1453.
Early life and career
Jaqmaq was of Circassian descent. He was brought to Eg ...
who was governor of Damascus in 1418–20. It was rebuilt to a great extent in 1601.Jaqmaq KhanArchnet Digital Library.
See also
*Khan As'ad Pasha
Khan As'ad Pasha ( ar, خَان أَسْعَد بَاشَا, Khān ʾAsʿad Bāşā) is the largest caravanserai () in the Old City of Damascus, covering an area of . Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Az ...
*Khan Sulayman Pasha
Khan Sulayman Pasha ( ar, خَان سُلَيْمَان بَاشَا, Khān Sulaymān Bāşā) is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus.Khan Tuman
References
Buildings and structures completed in 1420 Caravanserais in Damascus 15th-century establishments in the Mamluk Sultanate {{Syria-struct-stub