:Khan al-Harir (Damascus)

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| native_name= خَان الْحَرِير

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| alternate_names = Silk Khan

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| caption = Khan al-Harir in 2008

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| building_type = Caravanserai

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| location = Damascus, Syria

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| client = Darwish Pasha

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| start_date = 1573

| completion_date = 1574

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Khan al-Harir ({{langx|ar|خَان الْحَرِير|Khān al-Ḥarīr}}; The Silk Khan) is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus.Burns, 2005, p.234

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  • {{Cite book|title=Damascus: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_bQTrpf62cC&q=%22Khan%20al-Harir%22%20Damascus&pg=PA234|first1=Ross|last1=Burns|publisher=Routledge|year=2005|isbn= 978-0-415-27105-9}}

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Category:Caravanserais in Damascus

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