atr ical ▁performances ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁Q ab ban i ▁left ▁for ▁Egypt ▁and ▁produced ▁his ▁plays ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁died ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁" father ▁of ▁Sy rian ▁theatre ", ▁and ▁has ▁influenced ▁later ▁gener ations ▁including ▁the ▁famous ▁D ura id ▁L ah ham . ▁His ▁brother ▁is ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁N izar ▁Q ab ban i . ▁He ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁America . ▁ ▁works ▁about ▁him ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁works ▁on ▁Ab u ▁K hal il , ▁literary ▁are : ▁Sa adal lah ▁W ann ous ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁" E ven ing ▁with ▁Ab u ▁K hal il ▁Q ab ban i ' B old ▁text ." ▁And ▁k h air y ▁al z ah aby ▁in ▁the ▁ep ic ▁series ▁" A bu ▁K hal il ▁Q ab ban i ' ". 3 3 ▁hour ▁. ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Sy ri ans . ▁List ▁of ▁play w right s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : T ur ks ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : S y rian ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁play w right s ▁Category : S y rian ▁people ▁of ▁Turkish ▁descent ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dam asc us ▁Category : 1 9 0 2 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century