List of mosques in Damascus
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Damascus
became the capital of a vast Arab empire when the Umayyads claimed their throne there. The city has since witnessed several monumental destructions, including the Ottoman Destruction of the Christian Quarter, and the French air raid on October 18, 1925.
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
became the capital of a vast Arab empire when the Umayyads claimed their throne there. The city has since witnessed several monumental destructions, including the Ottoman Destruction of the Christian Quarter, and the French air raid on October 18, 1925.
Fatimids
- Nur al-Din MadrasaNur al-Din MadrasaThe Nur al-Din Madrasa is a funerary madrasa Damascus, Syria, located along the Khayattin Souk, inside the walled city of Damascus. It was built by Nur al-Din, Zengid ruler of Syria, in 1167...
Mamluks
- Yalbugha MosqueYalbugha MosqueThe Yalbugha Mosque is a Mamluk-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, situated along the Barada River and overlooking Marjeh Square. It was built by Mamluk princes in 1264 outside the city walls west of the citadel. The mosque was described as one of the most famous, influential and beautiful mosques in...
- Aqsab MosqueAqsab MosqueThe Aqsab Mosque is an Ayyubid-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, located in the vicinity of Bab al-Salam, on Suq Sarouja.-History:The mosque was built by Ayyubid king Al-Ashraf in 1234. It is believed to have been built over a Byzantine church...
- Mosque of Senjeqdar
- Tabtabeya mosque
- Saboneya mosque
- Hanging mosque
- Tawawsiya moqsue
- Siyaneya Complex
- Sheikh Raslan mosque
- Al-Saqeeqa mosque
- Mosque of Asim
- Mosque of Ward
- Mosque of Zein
- Mosque of Qola'e
- Tetkez mosque
- Mosque of Toreezi
Ottomans
- Darwish Pasha MosqueDarwish Pasha MosqueThe Darwish Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, located along the Street Called Straight. The mosque was erected in 1574 by the Ottoman governor of Damascus Darwish Pasha.-Architecture:...
- Sinan Pasha Mosque
- Tekkiye MosqueTekkiye MosqueThe Tekkiye Mosque is a mosque complex in Damascus, Syria, located on the banks of the Barada River. The complex is composed of a large mosque on the southwest side of a courtyard, flanked by a single line of arcaded cells, and a soup kitchen across the courtyard to the northwest, flanked by...
- Nabi Habeel MosqueNabi Habeel MosqueNabi Habeel Mosque is located on the west mountains of Damascus, near the Zabadani Valley, overlooking the villages of the Barada river , in Syria. This mosque is believed to contain the grave of Abel , son of Adam as believed by Muslims, who are frequent visitors of this mosque for ziyarat...
- Al-Arish Mosque
External links
- http://www.syriatourism.org/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=1925