Khan Jaqmaq | |
Native Name: | خَان جَقْمَق |
Building Type: | Caravanserai |
Architectural Style: | Mamluk |
Location: | Damascus, Syria |
Address: | Street called Straight |
Client: | Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq |
Start Date: | 1419 |
Completion Date: | 1420 |
Floor Count: | 2 |
Khan Jaqmaq (ar|خَان جَقْمَق|Ḵān Jaqmaq) is one of the few remaining khans in the Old City of Damascus, it was built by the Mamluk emir, Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq who was governor of Damascus in 1418–20. It was rebuilt to a great extent in 1601.[1]