Khan al-Umdan

Khan al-Umdan is the largest and best preserved caravanserai in Acre, Israel. Located in the Old City of Acre, it is one of the prominent projects constructed during the rule of Ahmed Jezzar Pasha in Galilee, under the Ottoman era.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: caravanserai in Acre, Israel
  • Also known as: “Khán-i-ʻAvámid”
  • Address: عكا

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Muallaq Mosque and Al Jazzar Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
The al-Muallak Mosque also known as the Mosque of Daher al-Umar is a , located in , in the northern district of . is situated 100 metres southwest of Khan al-Umdan.

Mosque
Photo: BoazBrill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The el-Jazzar Mosque, also known as the White Mosque of Acre, is located on el-Jazzar Street inside the walls of the old city of , Israel, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is named after the Ottoman Bosnian governor Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar. is situated 180 metres north of Khan al-Umdan.

Synagogue
Photo: Almog, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akko and Ein HaMifratz.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.5.
, also known historically to Arabs as عكّا and Westerners as Acre, lies on the northern edge of the Bay of Acre in northern and receives many Baha'i pilgrims.

Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz south of in northern . Located on the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 873. is situated 3 km southeast of Khan al-Umdan.

Village
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 1,085. is situated 3½ km north of Khan al-Umdan.

Khan al-Umdan

Latitude
32.92113° or 32° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.06984° or 35° 4′ 11″ east
Open location code
8G4QW3C9+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 816116604
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2916032
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Khan al-Umdan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خان العمدان”
  • Chinese: “柱子客栈”
  • Dutch: “Khan al-Umdan”
  • French: “Khan al-Umdan”
  • French: “Khán-i-ʻAvámid”
  • Georgian: “ხან ალ-უმდანი”
  • German: “Khan al-Umdan”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Khan al-Umdan”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Khán-i-ʻAvámid”
  • Hebrew: “ח’אן אל עומדאן”
  • Hebrew: “ח’אן אל-עומדאן”
  • Hebrew: “חאן אל עומדאן”
  • Hebrew: “חאן אל-עומדאן”
  • Hebrew: “חאן אל-פראנג‘”
  • Hindi: “खान अल-उमदान”
  • Polish: “Chan al-Umdan”
  • Spanish: “Khan al-Umdan”
  • Turkish: “Sütunlu Kervansaray”
  • Turkish: “Umdan Hanı”
  • Turkish: “Umdan Kervansarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Хан ель-Умдан”
  • Urdu: “خان عمدان”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church and Old City of Acre.

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