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KHAN AL ASKAR (SOLDIERS)

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Known to be the largest Khan, it is also called the prisoners Khan and the silk Khan. Built at the 14th Century, the style of the Mamluk is evident, however, Ottoman influence followed, and some Crusaders remains revealed an old Christian area that was added to the whole structure. The Ottomans gave a military role to the Khan as a major place to train the army.

 

 

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