خان الحرير
خان الحرير is a museum in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. خان الحرير is situated nearby to the mosque جامع الشيخ شريف, as well as near the marketplace أسواق حلب القديمة.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Mosque of Aleppo and Al-Bahramiyya Mosque.
Great Mosque of Aleppo
Mosque
The Great Mosque of Aleppo, also known as the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, was the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the city of Aleppo, Syria, first built during the Umayyad Caliphate. Great Mosque of Aleppo is situated 150 metres east of خان الحرير.
Al-Bahramiyya Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Behramiyah Mosque is a mosque in Aleppo, Syria. Completed during the Ottoman period, the mosque is located in al-Jalloum district to the west of the Citadel, between gate of Antioch and Khan al-Jumrok, within the historic walls of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site. Al-Bahramiyya Mosque is situated 180 metres south of خان الحرير.
Al-Shu’aybiyya Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Jwanah, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The al-Shu'aybiyya Mosque, also known as the Qastal al-Shu'aybiyya, the al-Shu'aybiyya Madrasa, or popularly as the al-Tuteh Mosque, is a mosque and historic monument in Aleppo, Syria. Al-Shu’aybiyya Mosque is situated 200 metres southwest of خان الحرير.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aleppo and Al Jdeida.
Aleppo
Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
Aleppo is one of the largest cities in Syria, with a population of over 2 million. One of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world, it has a wealth of historical sites, and its old city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Al Jdeida
Neighborhood
Al-Jdayde is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of Aleppo. Noted for its winding narrow alleys, richly decorated mansions and churches—it is an area of significant cultural and historical interest.
Kafr Hamrah
Town
Kafr Hamrah is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, in the northwestern suburbs of Aleppo. Nearby localities include nahiya center Huraytan to the north, Anadan to the northwest and Maarat al-Atiq and Babis to the west. Kafr Hamrah is situated 9 km northwest of خان الحرير.
خان الحرير
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.19979° or 36° 11′ 59″ northLongitude
37.15522° or 37° 9′ 19″ eastOperator
خان الحريرOpen location code
8G8V55X4+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 10060355495OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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