Kapan An
Encyclopedia
Kapan An is a han
in the Old Bazaar of Skopje
, Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Isa-Beg Isaković
, ruler of Skopsko Krajište, in order to provide a regular source of income for his endowment (vakuf).
word kabban which was a device used for measuring the weight of sold goods at the entrance of the an.
The neighbourhood surrounding Kapan An was known as Kapan.
Han
-China:* China , an abbreviation or adjectival modifier for things Chinese* Han Chinese , the dominant majority ethnic group of China and overseas Chinese...
in the Old Bazaar of Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Isa-Beg Isaković
Isa-Beg Isakovic
Isa-Beg Ishaković, or Isa-Beg Isaković, was an Ottoman general and the first governor of the Ottoman Province of Bosnia. He ruled during the 1450s and 1460s. He made much of the initial conquests for the Turkish Empire in the region, and was one of the then Sultan's most trusted generals. He was...
, ruler of Skopsko Krajište, in order to provide a regular source of income for his endowment (vakuf).
Etymology
The name of the an is derived from the ArabicArabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
word kabban which was a device used for measuring the weight of sold goods at the entrance of the an.
Characteristics
The Kapan An 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 an.The neighbourhood surrounding Kapan An was known as Kapan.