Al-Saffahiyah Mosque
Mosque in Aleppo, Syria
36°11′49″N 37°09′38″E / 36.196944°N 37.160694°E / 36.196944; 37.160694The Al-Saffahiyah Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع السَّفَّاحِيَّة, romanized: Jāmiʿ as-Saffāḥīyah) is a mosque in Aleppo, located to the south-west of the Citadel, at "Al-Jalloum" district of the ancient city, to the east of Al-Shibani Church-School. The mosque was built in 1425 under the patronage of Ahmed bin Saleh bin Al-Saffah on the ruins of an old mill, during the Mamluk period.[1]
The mosque is marked with its single octagonal minaret over the entrance, decorated with the fine carvings of the Mamluk-era architecture.
The mosque was partially renovated in 1925.
Gallery
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Aleppo Al-Saffahiye mosque front -
Aleppo Al-Saffahiye mosque muqarnas in entrance
References
- ^ http://www.esyria.sy/ealeppo/index.php?p=stories&category=places&filename=201009011345011 eAleppo:Al-Saffahiyah (in Arabic)
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