Khan Al-Arous

A large and huge archaeological Khan, north of the city of Al -Qatifa, in the Damascus countryside, on the highway towards the Maaloula junction, wrapping around the corridors from all sides. These corridors are divided into two symmetrical wings; East and Western separated by the Khan Gate in the south, Bani Al -Khan from the limestone, its roofs are semi -cylindrical stone kisses, the entrances of the Khan rectangular shape and internal facades are organized in the form of two symmetrical openings between them a larger opening, the Khan contains two floors; The upper of it contains a single room located above the entrance door, which has a defensive function, the roof of half a cylindr It is one of the features of the Ayyubid architecture in (Syria) & nbsp; ”