Al-Tawashi Mosque

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The Al-Tawashi Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الطَّوَاشِيّ, romanized: Jāmiʿ aṭ-Ṭawāšī), is a mosque in Aleppo, Syria, dating from the Mamluk period. It is located in al-Qasileh district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site, near the Bab al-Nairab.

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al-Tawashi Mosque
جَامِع الطَّوَاشِيّ
The mosque and its minaret in 2010
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
Locational-Qasileh district, Aleppo
CountrySyria
Al-Tawashi Mosque is located in Ancient City of Aleppo
Al-Tawashi Mosque
Location of the mosque in the
Ancient City of Aleppo
Interactive map of al-Tawashi Mosque
Coordinates36°11′41″N 37°09′43″E
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
StyleMamluk
FounderSafi ad-Dine Jawhar al-Allani al-Tawashi
Completed1348 CE
Specifications
Dome1
Minaret1
MaterialsStone
Ancient Aleppo
Official nameAncient City of Aleppo
LocationAleppo, Syria
IncludesCitadel of Aleppo, Al-Madina Souq
CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference21
Inscription1986 (10th Session)
Endangered2013–2020
Area364 ha (1.41 sq mi)
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Overview

It was built in 1348 CE[a] 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.[2]

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Notes

  1. Also believed to be completed in 1372 CE.[1]

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