Khan Al-Saboun

Soap industry in the Lebanese coast is as old as olives. The age of olives extending in the area from Palestine towards Lebanese coast goes back to thousands years BC. Tripoli & its wise men are characterized by a unique point that no one else have, it is the sophistication in the industry of aromatic & therapeutic soap, as well as the decorated soap used as decoration & had been offered as gifts to visitors in special & happy occasions. The Arabian countries were the natural market for the Lebanese production cosmetics & soaps. As well as Europe, that knew the Lebanese soap since more than thousand years ago. All olive workers were farmers, even merchants used to earn their living from the blessings & gods of reputable Tripoli's soap. Soap's factories produced the highest quality the world ever knew. In the beginning of the *4th AC, Khan Al Saboun was the first trade center in the area. It acquired a prestigious post in the international trade world. The Citizens merchants of Tripoli founded soap's factory in the state of Halab since it is quite near to Turkey known as the passage to Europe.