Acre: Khan al-Udan (Photo 2)
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Issue Date
5/19/2016
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Israel , Acre , Akko , Akka , Khan al-Umdan , Inn of the Columns , Old City , Caravanserai
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The Inn of the Columns, or Khan al-Umdan, is an Ottoman era building in Old Acre near the port. It was used for lodging and as a trade warehouse. The columns were supposedly repurposed from Caesarea Maritima, a Herodian era city to the south of Acre.