Altun Bogha Mosque
Altun Bogha Mosque جَامِع أَلْتُونْبُوغَا | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Region | Levant |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Altunbogha district, Aleppo, Syria |
Geographic coordinates | 36°11′48″N 37°10′00″E / 36.196545°N 37.166666°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Mamluk |
Completed | 1318 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Materials | Stone |
Altun Bogha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع أَلْتُونْبُوغَا, romanized: Jāmiʿ ʾAltūnbūḡā) is one of the oldest mosques in Aleppo, Syria. It is located in the Ancient part of the city, east to the Citadel of Aleppo. It is also known as the mosque of Sahat al-Milh (Arabic: جَامِع سَاحَة الْمِلْح, romanized: Jāmiʿ Sāḥat al-Milḥ) or the Salt square mosque, as it was built near a large salt warehouse.
History
[edit]The mosque was built in 1318 by the Circassian ruler of Aleppo; emir Alaaddin Altun Bogha al-Nasiri, during the reign of the Mamluk sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad. It was built on the place of one of the earliest mosques in Aleppo, the mosque of al-Midan al-Aswad. The dome of the mosque is famous for its internal decoration characterized with the traditional Islamic muqarnas.[1]
In the modern era, the mosque was partially renovated in 1921.
References
[edit]- Ancient City of Aleppo
- Citadel of Aleppo
- Al-Madina Souq
- Al-Jdayde quarter
- Central Synagogue of Aleppo
- Al-Shibani building
- Hammam Bab al-Ahmar
- Hammam al-Nahhasin
- Hammam Yalbugha
- Khanqah al-Farafira
- Bimaristan Arghun al-Kamili
- Beit Junblatt
- Beit Ghazaleh
- Beit Achiqbash
- Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower
- Baron Hotel
- Aleppo railway station
- Villa Rose
- Grand Serail of Aleppo
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education
- Aleppo Citadel Amphitheatre
- Aleppo Citadel Museum
- National Library of Aleppo
- National Museum of Aleppo
- Aleppo Centre for Culture and Arts
- University of Aleppo
- Mamoun University for Science and Technology
- Al-Shahba University
- Aleppo College
- École Amal
- International School of Aleppo
- Lycée français d'Alep
- Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
- Al-Ma'arri
- Buhturi
- Harut Sassounian
- Hilarion Capucci
- Ibrahim Hananu
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Joseph Safra
- Levon Ter-Petrossian
- Louay Kayali
- Moustapha Akkad
- Mustafa Bey Barmada
- Nazim al-Kudsi
- Qustaki al-Himsi
- Ronaldo Mouchawar
- Rushdi al-Kikhya
- Omar Abu-Riche
- Paul of Aleppo
- Qustaki al-Himsi
- Saadallah al-Jabiri
- Sabah Fakhri
- Saint Maron
- Simeon Stylites
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Clubs |
- Rulers of Aleppo
- Kingdom of Armi
- Yamhad
- Palistin
- Bit Agusi
- Aleppo soap
- Dead Cities
- Siege of Aleppo (637)
- Aleppo Codex
- Hamdanids
- Mirdasids
- Zengids
- 1138 Aleppo earthquake
- Siege of Aleppo (1260)
- Battle of Marj Dabiq
- Aleppo Eyalet
- Levant Company
- Massacre of Aleppo (1850)
- Aleppo Vilayet
- Qudud Halabiya
- Baghdad Railway
- Aleppo International Airport
- State of Aleppo
- People's Party
- 1947 Aleppo pogrom
- Chemins de Fer Syriens
- Aleppo Artillery School massacre
- Siege of Aleppo (1980)
- Battle of Aleppo