Khan al-Umdan

Khan al-Umdan is the biggest and nice preserved khan in Israel. Located in the Old City of Acre, it's miles one of the outstanding tasks built at some point of the rule of thumb of Ahmed Jezzar Pasha in Galilee, underneath the Ottoman generation. Being one among four Khans in Acre, Khan al-Umdan was constructed in 1784 on the region of the Royal Customs residence of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Due to its plethora of columns the khan changed into named Khan al-Umdan because of this "Inn of the Columns" or "Caravanserai of Pillars".

It incorporates forty columns fabricated from granite that had been taken from Caesarea, Atlit and the ruins of Crusader monuments in Acre itself. Due to its proximity to the port, Khan al-Umdan has for the duration of its records been an essential trading spot. Merchants arriving at Acre used the khan as a warehouse while the second one floor functioned as a hostel. Camel caravans as soon as brought produce and grain from Galilean villages to the town's markets and port.