Tuman Caravansarai (building)

Tuman Caravansarai (Arabic: خان طومان‎) is a large 12th-century Caravanserai in Syria.[1]

This article is about the caravanserai. For the village with the same name, see Khan Tuman.
Tuman Caravansarai
خان طومان
General information
TypeCaravanserai
Architectural styleAyyubid, Mamluk, Ottoman
LocationKhan Tuman, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Coordinates36°7′3″N 37°3′3″E
CompletedOriginal Khan: 1189
Mamluk sections: 1478
Ottoman sections: 1652
DemolishedParts of the khan were demolished in 1970 to accommodate the Latakia-Aleppo railroad
ClientEmir Tuman Nuri
Sultan Qaitbey
Ipshir Pasha

See also

References
  1. Tuman Khan Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Archnet Digital Library.
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