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°E / 36.1946; 37.1619 |
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.
References
- "Old Mosques of Aleppo". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
Mosques in Syria | |
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Aleppo | |
Damascus | |
Daraa | |
Hama | |
Homs | |
Idlib | |
Latakia | |
Raqqa | |
Rif Dimashq | |