Khan Dannun also contains a refugee camp with the same name and is one of ten Palestinian refugee camps in Syria recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA statistics the camp had a population of 7,841 in 1998.[2] According to UNRWA the population of the camp in June 2008 was 9,479 persons and 2,192 families.[3]
Khan Dannun was originally a large khan ("caravansary") completed in 1376 by the Mamluk governor of Damascus, Manjak al-Yusufi,[4] during the reign of the Bahri Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Sha'ban.[5] The khan was designed by Ali ibn al-Badri, known as muhandis ash-Sham ("engineer of Damascus.")[6] The name "Dan nun" is the colloquial version of "Dhul-Nun,"[7][8] a highly venerated 9th-century Muslim figure. He is considered to be the early patriarch of the Sufis.[7] Khan Dannun became a stopping point on the hajj ("pilgrimage to Mecca") caravan route after al-Kiswah, and before Ghabaghib.[9]
The khan, with exception of its vaults, was built in the traditional basalt masonry typically found in the old structures in Hauran.[4] It consisted of an open, square-shaped courtyard, the center of which had been occupied by livestock. Surrounding the courtyard were arcades built atop lodging apartments which served as accommodation for visitors.[10] The courtyard was flanked by circular basalt towers.[7] Inside the khan was a small prayer room with mihrab niche which indicated the direction of Mecca.[11] A marsh was formed in front of the khan's gate as a result of an eastern-flowing rivulet.[7]
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khan, dannun, arabic, خان, دنون, also, spelled, khan, danun, khan, dunnun, khan, dhul, town, southern, syria, administratively, part, markaz, dimashq, district, dimashq, governorate, located, south, damascus, nearby, localities, include, taybah, west, muqaylib. Khan Dannun Arabic خان دنون also spelled Khan Danun Khan Dunnun or Khan Dhul Nun is a town in southern Syria administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate Located south of Damascus nearby localities include al Taybah to the west Muqaylibah to the northwest al Kiswah 5 kilometers to the north and Khiyarat Dannun to the east According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics Khan Dannun had a population of 8 727 in the 2004 census 1 Khan Dannun خان دنونKhan DanounVillageKhan DannunCoordinates 33 19 55 N 36 19 56 E 33 33194 N 36 33222 E 33 33194 36 33222Country SyriaGovernorateRif DimashqDistrictMarkaz Rif DimashqSubdistrictal KiswahPopulation 2004 Total8 727Time zoneUTC 3 EET Summer DST UTC 2 EEST Khan Dannun also contains a refugee camp with the same name and is one of ten Palestinian refugee camps in Syria recognized by UNRWA According to UNRWA statistics the camp had a population of 7 841 in 1998 2 According to UNRWA the population of the camp in June 2008 was 9 479 persons and 2 192 families 3 Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory EditKhan Dannun was originally a large khan caravansary completed in 1376 by the Mamluk governor of Damascus Manjak al Yusufi 4 during the reign of the Bahri Mamluk sultan al Ashraf Sha ban 5 The khan was designed by Ali ibn al Badri known as muhandis ash Sham engineer of Damascus 6 The name Dan nun is the colloquial version of Dhul Nun 7 8 a highly venerated 9th century Muslim figure He is considered to be the early patriarch of the Sufis 7 Khan Dannun became a stopping point on the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca caravan route after al Kiswah and before Ghabaghib 9 The khan with exception of its vaults was built in the traditional basalt masonry typically found in the old structures in Hauran 4 It consisted of an open square shaped courtyard the center of which had been occupied by livestock Surrounding the courtyard were arcades built atop lodging apartments which served as accommodation for visitors 10 The courtyard was flanked by circular basalt towers 7 Inside the khan was a small prayer room with mihrab niche which indicated the direction of Mecca 11 A marsh was formed in front of the khan s gate as a result of an eastern flowing rivulet 7 When traveler John Lewis Burckhardt visited the site in the early 19th century the khan was in ruins 10 Khan Dannun was one of the stops on the Damascus Hauran line of the Hejaz Railway 12 In 1949 following the 1948 Arab Israeli War a Palestinian refugee camp called Khan Dannun was set up in the town 13 In 2009 a new sewage project for Khan Dannun funded by the European Commission was finished 14 References Edit General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Syria Central Bureau of Statistics CBS Rif Dimashq Governorate in Arabic Mahmoud as Sahly Nabil Profiles Palestinian Refugees in Syria Archived 2014 08 11 at the Wayback Machine BADIL Winter 1999 Total Registered Camp Population Summary UNRWA 2008 06 30 a b Meinecke 1996 p 46 Bosworth 1989 p 548 Meinecke 1996 p 53 a b c d Newbold 1846 p 334 Ed Popper 1955 p 51 Translated work of Ibn Taghribirdi Museums With No Frontiers 2000 p 202 a b Burckhardt 1822 p 54 Constable 2004 p 99 Masterman 1897 p 200 Khan Danoun Refugee Camp Jerusalem Media and Communications Center JMCC 2007 01 01 UNRWA Commissioner General Visits Syria UNRWA 2009 04 23 Bibliography EditBosworth Clifford Edmund 1989 Encyclopaedia of Islam Fascicle 107 Parts 107 108 Brill Archive ISBN 9004090827 Burckhardt Johann Ludwig 1822 Travels in Syria and the Holy Land J Murray Constable Olivia Remia 2004 Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World Lodging Trade and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521819180 Masterman E W G 1897 The Damascus Railways Quarterly Statement Palestine Exploration Fund 29 3 198 200 doi 10 1179 peq 1897 29 3 198 Meinecke Michael 1996 Patterns of Stylistic Changes in Islamic Architecture Local Traditions Versus Migrating Artists New York University Press ISBN 9780814754924 Museum With No Frontiers 2000 The Umayyads The Rise of Islamic Art AIRP ISBN 187404435X Newbold Captain 1846 On the site of Ashtaroth The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society Murray 16 331 338 doi 10 2307 1798240 JSTOR 1798240 Ibn Taghribirdi 1955 William Popper ed University of California publications in Semitic philology Vol 15 17 The University of California Press External links EditGoogle maps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khan Dannun amp oldid 1126163760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
