Al-Tawashi Mosque
al-Tawashi Mosque جَامِع الطَّوَاشِيّ | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Region | Levant |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Aleppo, Syria |
Location within Ancient City of Aleppo | |
Geographic coordinates | 36°11′41″N 37°09′43″E / 36.1946°N 37.1619°ECoordinates: 36°11′41″N 37°09′43″E / 36.1946°N 37.1619°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Mamluk |
Completed | 1348 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Materials | Stone |
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.
The mosque is characterized with its short minaret, the decorated columns, and its main gate topped with traditional oriental muqarnas. [1]
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- Mosques completed in 1348
- Mamluk architecture in Syria
- Mosques in Aleppo
- Mausoleums in Syria
- 14th-century mosques