Khan al-Franj
Sidon, Lebanon · built 1600
Khan al-Franj is an Ottoman caravanserai in Sidon, Lebanon. The founding of the structure is traditionally attributed to the Druze emir Fakhr al-Din II, but its construction was ordered earlier, in the late 16th century by Grand Vizier Sokullu Mehmed Pasha. Its name is owed to the French (called al-Franj in Arabic) merchants it housed in the 17th century. It currently functions as a cultural center and is owned by the French government, which has leased it to the Hariri Foundation.
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