Al-Tawashi_Mosque

Al-Tawashi Mosque

Al-Tawashi Mosque

Historical mosque in Aleppo, Syria

Al-Tawashi Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الطَّوَاشِيّ, romanized: Jāmiʿ aṭ-Ṭawāšī), is one of the historical mosques in Aleppo, Syria, dating back to the Mamluk period. It is located in al-Qasileh district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, near the Bab al-Nairab. It was built in 1348 by Safi ad-Dine Jawhar al-Allani al-Tawashi. It was renovated and enlarged in 1537 by Saadallah bin Ali bin Osman al-Malati.

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The mosque is characterized with its short minaret, the decorated columns, and its main gate topped with traditional oriental muqarnas. [1]

References

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    "Old Mosques of Aleppo". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
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