IT served as an Ottoman headquarters, a prison, an ice factory and a mill before falling into neglect. Now Najaf's historic and much loved Khan Al-Shilan is getting a new lease of life — as a museum.
Local authorities in Najaf plan to turn the structure into a museum featuring antiquities and archaeological pieces, as well as statues of rebels and some of the actual weapons they used in a 1920 Iraqi uprising against the British, during which captured soldiers were held at Khan Al-Shilan.
In addition to its long history, Khan Al-Shilan is significant due to the remains of drawings and dates left by the captive British soldiers, which are still visible on its walls.
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