Khan Al-Afrang

Khan Al-Efrang is located in Sidon- Lebanon, built by Prince Fakhr Elddin beginning of the 17^th century. It was used as Commercial Centre then a convent and a school for orphanage;  The building consists of two floors with

 The ground floor consists of 36 cells and a stable.The first floor consists of 50 rooms for merchant overlooking the courtyard through a corridor .The building was severely deteriorated by an Earthquake in 1837, then during the attack of the English and Austrian fleet to the city, as well as rain water infiltration.

The khan is now a center for sustainable development: information and documentation centre, youth library, centre for linguistics and cultural folklore activities as well as articraft's center.