Quneitra, Southern Syria (SANA)- Khan Museum was built in the southern Syrian Quneitra Province during the Mamluk reign in 1376 AD due to the importance of Quneitra's location between the Mediterranean sea and Palestine.

The Museum was built of basalt, a type of stone widely available in the Occupied Syrian Golan. Later, the museum was destroyed by a strong earthquake, hitting the area, and then it was restored in the Ottoman era.

The museum has a rectangular shape with a length of forty meters and a width of 13 meters. The roof of the building was lifted by three rows of basalt pillars.

The one-story building has a dome, two front doors and a one backdoor.Many archeological artifacts, representing the civilization of Quneitra city, are displayed in the museum.

Some of the displayed artifacts date back to the fourth and fifth millennium BC such as the stone altars discovered at the site of Ain al-Ziwan while other artifacts date back to the Middle Bronze Age clay jars unearthed at al-Sakher Spring.

Rasha Milhem/ Ghossoun
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