What is "muristan"

thumb|upright=1.4|The market area of the Muristan, Suq Aftimos, with the Muristan fountain at its centre The Muristan (from Persian Bimārestān بیمارستان meaning "hospital") is a complex of streets and shops in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The site was the location of the first hospital of the Knights Hospitaller.