Talk:Khan al-Ahmar

Parking references for possible reuse
A puritan has removed the sources based on some WP rule that DAB pages aren't allowed to contain references. Total BS, as it's a loss of information, and DAB pages can always be turned into articles (in list form or more expanded), and then the sources must be found anew. And they don't disturb. But anyway, I leave the fight with windmills to willing Spaniards.

Here the sources, ready to be used, or for people curious where I got the different "red caravanserais" from.


 * Khan al-Ahmar, ruined khan at the entrance to Beit Shean/Beisan
 * Khan al-Ahmar, ruined khan on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
 * Kızılhan ("Red Caravanserai"), ruined khan near Beçin castle, from the time of the Menteshe beylik in Muğla province, Turkey
 * Kizil-Robát ("Red Ribat" or "Red Caravanserai"), Russified to Kizil-Arvát, the red fort or inn that gave its name to a town in Turkmenistan, recently renamed to Serdar

Cheers, you future generations! Arminden (talk) 23:45, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Rearrange, add once origin of village name clarified
See also Talk:Khan al-Ahmar (village): once the name origin for the Bedouin village is sorted out, the sentence "modern nearby village took its name from this site" needs to be added next to one of the two khan sites. Also, if it's indeed the Monastery of Euthymius rather than the Inn of the Good Samaritan, the former needs to be lifted up one line, before the Good Samaritan Inn, as it's a) only known as Khan al-Ahmar (unlike the 'Samaritan' site, which has another primary Arabic name, Khan al-Hatruri), and b) for being closely related to the village, which has been placed here as the main definition.

Btw, I still disagree with this choice, as the monastery-khan is a very important historical site, made accessible to visitors and very attractive as such, plus I am quite sure that it is the initial refuge place for the Jahaleen, who took the name with them when they (were?) moved out and set up several encampments in the area, the larger one of which is currently commonly referred to simply as Khan al-Ahmar. The political conflict will eventually be clarified and the historical site will keep its preeminent position, while that minuscule settlement won't - may it prosper in peace. But I'm aware that that won't fly here. Arminden (talk) 12:36, 22 November 2021 (UTC)