Khan As'ad Pasha

Khan As'ad Pasha (Arabic: خَان أَسْعَد بَاشَا, romanized: Khān ʾAsʿad Bāşā) is the largest caravanserai (khān) in the Old City of Damascus,[1] covering an area of 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft).

Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Azm, the governor of Damascus, in 1751–52.

[4] Throughout the Ottoman era, it hosted caravans coming from Baghdad, Mosul, Aleppo, Beirut and elsewhere in the Middle East.

The covered courtyard features a high ceiling height which helped provide protection from the climate during the hot summer and cold winter seasons.

[6] The restoration of the khān won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Arched ablaq dome