Khan Marjan (Caravanserai)

The Khan Mirjan is a building in the souk of , . It was built by the Jalayirid governor of Baghdad, Amin al-Din Mirjan in the 14th century originally as a caravanserai, an inn for traveling merchants, with a large center hall that was 13 metres high.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: caravanserai in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Khan Mirjan” and “Khan Murjan”
  • Address: شارع السموأل بن عاديا, بغداد

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baghdad Museum and The Abboud building.

Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baghdadi Museum is a local history museum and a tourist landmark located in and about the capital city of , . It was established in 1970. is situated 330 metres northwest of Khan Marjan (Caravanserai).

Building
, also known as al-Thukair building, is one of the most iconic buildings in , , located at the entrance to Shorja on the side of al-Rashid Street near the Mirjan Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Osamah Ibrahim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Khulafa Mosque, also known as the Al-Qasr Mosque, is a Sunni located in the district of , in the of . is situated 480 metres east of Khan Marjan (Caravanserai).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bab Al-Moatham and Bab Al-Sharqi.

Suburb
Bab al-Mu'adham is a prominent landmark in , . Bab al-Mu'adham was previously and historically one of the gates of Baghdad during the Ottoman Empire, leading to the mosque of Abu Hanifa, a renowned Islamic scholar.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , . It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq.

Quarter
or Waziriyah is a neighborhood in the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad, . It is at one end of the Al-Sarafiya bridge, across the Tigris River from Utafiyah. is situated 3 km north of Khan Marjan (Caravanserai).

Khan Marjan (Caravanserai)

Latitude
33.33868° or 33° 20′ 19″ north
Longitude
44.3927° or 44° 23′ 34″ east
Height
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8H5689QV+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1060090902
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q6400089
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Slovenian—“Khan Marjan (Caravanserai)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خان مرجان”
  • Slovenian: “Han Murjan”

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