Khan Al-Khayyatin

The Khan al-Khayatin is considered one of the most prominent archaeological khans in Tripoli. According to historians, this khan was built in the fourteenth century AD during the era of the Mamluks, who were keen to find a special khan for tailors in the city in order to preserve the sewing profession that Tripoli was famous for, in addition to the textile industry, where it was There were more than four thousand looms in it at the end of the Crusader era, and the Mamluks wanted it to be a khan of tailors for profession and trade, so the sewing work and display of Arab fabrics and clothes were concentrated on the ground floor, while the upper floor was used as a hotel for guests, and the khan of tailors located in the heart of the ancient city includes many One of the shops whose owners are still keen to preserve this profession and pass it on to their children.