Khan Jaqmaq is a hotel in Damascus, Syria.[1] Wikidata describes it as “caravanserai in Damascus, Syria”. The building has 2 floors. It stands about 1.3 km from the centre of Damascus.[3]
Overview
Khan Jaqmaq (Arabic: خَان جَقْمَق, romanized: Ḵān Jaqmaq) is one of the few remaining khans in the Old City of Damascus, it was built by the Mamluk emir, Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq who was governor of Damascus in 1418–20. It was rebuilt to a great extent in 1601.
From “Khan Jaqmaq” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The building has 2 floors. [1]
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:
- Khan Sulayman Pasha — 0.1 km, opened 1736
- İpek Hanı, Şam — 0.2 km
- Khan al-Harir (Damascus) — 0.2 km
- Khan As'ad Pasha — 0.2 km, opened 1752
- Tütün Hanı, Şam — 0.2 km
- Beit al-Mamlouka Hotel — 0.9 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 Jaqmaq (Q28929852). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Khan Jaqmaq. 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.