Khan Murjan

The Khan Murjan building contains two floors with 22 rooms on the ground level and 23 rooms on the upper level, connected by brick arches.

Built between 1356 and 1358 by Amin al-Din Murjan, the Jalayirid governor of Baghdad, this structure functioned as a resting place for traveling merchants.

In 1937, the building transformed into the Museum of Arab Antiquities, displaying Islamic artifacts under the guidance of Sati' al-Husri.

The structure stands 13 meters tall and features traditional Islamic design elements, including detailed brick architecture and calligraphic decorations on its exterior walls.

During its period of neglect, the halls of Khan Murjan filled with floodwater from the Tigris River before undergoing extensive restoration in the 1980s.

Location: Baghdad

GPS coordinates: 33.33860,44.39250

Latest update: November 3, 2025 10:08