Khan al-Umdan
| Year dem found am | 1785  |
|---|---|
| Native label | خان العمدان |
| Country | Israel |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Acre |
| Coordinate location | 32°55′12″N 35°4′9″E |
| Architectural style | Ottoman architecture |
Khan al-Umdan (Arabic: خان العمدان: "Caravanserai of the Pillars" anaa "Inn of the Columns", dem sanso know as Khán-i-ʻAvámid) be de largest den best preserved caravanserai insyd Acre, Israel.[1][2] E dey locate insyd de Old City of Acre, e be one of de prominent projects dem construct during de rule of Ahmed Jezzar Pasha insyd Galilee, under de Ottoman era.
History
[edit | edit source]Ottoman period
[edit | edit source]E be one of four Khans insyd Acre, na dem build Khan al-Umdan insyd 1784 on de place of de Royal Customs house of de Kingdom of Jerusalem. Secof ein plethora of columns na dem name de khan Khan al-Umdan wich dey mean "Inn of the Columns" anaa "Caravanserai of Pillars".[1][2] E dey incorporate forty columns dem make of granite wey dem take from Caesarea, Atlit den de ruins of Crusader monuments insyd Acre einself.[1]
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Secof ein proximity to de port, Khan al-Umdan thru out ein history be an important trading spot. Merchants wey dey arrive at Acre use de khan as a warehouse while de second floor function as a hostel.[3][4] Camel caravans once bring produce den grain from Galilean villages to de city ein markets den port.[5]
De khan later gain importance to de Baháʼí Faith (as de Khán-i-'Avámid) as na e be de site wer Baha'ullah use to receive guests, den later de site for a Baháʼí school.
Insyd 1906 dem add a clock tower adjacent to de main entrance to de khan to commemorate de silver jubilee of de rule of Ottoman sultan Abd al-Hamid II. E be similar to de Jaffa Clock Tower, a building dem dedicate to de same purpose,[1] along plus five more towers insyd Ottoman Palestine (insyd Jerusalem, Haifa, Safed, Nablus, den possibly Nazareth) den over a hundred across de entire empire.
Modern era
[edit | edit source]Insyd 2001 Khan al-Umdan, togeda plus de rest of Acre ein old city, dem designate as a World Heritage Site.[6] Insyd 2004 dem feature Khan al-Umdan (Hebrew: ח'אן אל עומדאן) on a stamp of Israel worth 1.3 sheqels.[7] Nowadays, de khan be a major tourist attraction open all hours of de day wey dem use as an open-air stage during festivals insyd de city, such as de theater festival of Acre during de month of October.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 "Umdan Khan". archnet.org. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- 1 2 Vilnay, 1963.
- ↑ "Khan el Umdan". Eye on Israel. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ↑ "DSCN0594". Steve Slepchik. 30 December 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ↑ Dumper and Stanley, 2006, p. 7.
- ↑ "Old City of Acre". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ↑ "The Acre Clock Tower, Khan El-Umdan". boeliem.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ↑ "Inn Of The Pillars". TrekEarth. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Dumper, Michael; Stanley, Bruce E. (2006). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: a historical encyclopedia (Illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781576079195.
- Vilnay, Zev (1963). The Holy Land in old prints and maps (2nd ed.). R. Mass.
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