Kapan Han

Kapan Han (Macedonian: Капан ан, Albanian: Hani i Kapanit, Turkish: Kapan Han) is a han (caravanserai) in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Bosnian general Isa-Beg Isaković, ruler of Skopsko Krajište, in order to provide a regular source of income for his endowment (vakuf).

Etymology

The name of the han is derived from the Arabic word kabban which was a device used for measuring the weight of sold goods at the entrance of the han.

Characteristics

The Kapan Han has a surface area of 1,086 m². The building has two entrances, a ground level and second level. There were 44 rooms for guests and traders with their caravans. There was space for horses on the east side of the han.

The neighbourhood surrounding Kapan Han was known as Kapan.

See also

• Caravanserai
• Old Bazaar, Skopje
• Ottoman Vardar Macedonia

External links

• Text about Cifte hammam on web site about Old Skopje

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Old Bazaar, Skopje

Hans

• Kapan An
• Suli An
• Kuršumli An

Hamams

• Daut Pasha Hamam
• Čifte Hammam

Churches

• Ascension of Jesus
• St. Demetreus

Mosques and türbes

• Mustafa Pasha Mosque
• Sultan Murad Mosque
• Ḱose Kadi Mosque
• Arasta Mosque
• Murad Pasha Mosque
• Ishak Bey Mosque
• Ishak Bey's Türbe
• Isa Bey Mosque
• Hudaverdi Mosque
• Hadži Balaban Mosque
• Duḱandžik Mosque

Synagogues

• Beth Yaakov Synagogue
• Beth Aharon Synagogue

Museums

• Museum of North Macedonia
• Museum of Contemporary Art

Administrative buildings

• Old Turkish Post Office
• Vilayet Konak Hükümet

Squares

• Philip II of Macedon Squaree
• Skanderbeg Square

Other monuments

• Skopje Fortress
• Stone Bridge
• Clock Tower
• Bezisten
• Bit Pazar
• Monument of Skanderbeg

42°00′03″N 21°26′12″E / 42.000756°N 21.436751°E / 42.000756; 21.436751

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