Khan al-Harir (Damascus) is a hotel in Damascus, Syria.[1] Wikidata describes it as “caravanserai in Damascus, Syria”. It stands about 1.3 km from the centre of Damascus.[3]
Overview
Khan al-Harir (Arabic: خَان الْحَرِير, romanized: Khān al-Ḥarīr; The Silk Khan) is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus.
From “Khan al-Harir (Damascus)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.3 km from the centre of Damascus. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Damascus International Airport (DAM), about 24 km from the centre of Damascus.[4]
It is one of 13 hotels in and around Damascus recorded in Wikidata, 10 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 5 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Khan Sulayman Pasha, opened in 1736. See Hotels in Damascus.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- İpek Hanı, Şam — 0.0 km
- Tütün Hanı, Şam — 0.0 km
- Khan As'ad Pasha — 0.2 km, opened 1752
- Khan Jaqmaq — 0.2 km
- Khan Sulayman Pasha — 0.2 km, opened 1736
- Beit al-Mamlouka Hotel — 0.8 km, opened 2005
- Damascus International Hotel — 1.0 km, opened 1975
- فندق برج الفردوس — 1.3 km
- Cham Palace — 1.3 km
- Four Seasons Hotel Damascus — 1.4 km, opened 2005
See also
References
- ^ Khan al-Harir (Damascus) (Q28929864). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Khan al-Harir (Damascus). Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-22.
- ^ Damascus (Q3766). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Damascus. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.