Khusruwiyah Mosque
Former mosque in Aleppo, Syria
36°11′49″N 37°09′38″E / 36.196944°N 37.160694°E / 36.196944; 37.160694The Khusraw mosque Arabized as Khusruwiyah Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْخُسْرُوِيَّة, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-Ḵusruwīyah; Turkish: Hüsreviye Camii) was a mosque complex in Aleppo, Syria. It was located southeast of the Citadel. The mosque was commissioned by Husrev Pasha while he was governor of Aleppo under Sultan Suleiman I.[1]
The mosque, which was left neglected during the Syrian Civil War was completely destroyed during the Battle of Aleppo in August 2014 with dynamites.[2]
Architecture
The complex consisted of a mosque, a madrasa, rooms for travellers, a public kitchen, shops and other facilities. The Khusruwiyah complex was designed by the renowned court architect Mimar Sinan.[3]
See also
- Khosrow (word)
References
- ^ Eyice, Semavi (1999). "Hüsreviyye Camii" (PDF). TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Vol. 19. Istanbul. pp. 57–58.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "İç Savaşta Yok Olan Halep Hüsreviye Külliyesi". MozartCultures (in Turkish). 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Jami' wa-Madrasa al-Khusruwiyya Archnet Digital Library.
