Mahmandar Mosque
Appearance
Mahmandar Mosque جَامِع الْمَهْمَنْدَار | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Region | Levant |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Al-Farafira district, Aleppo, Syria |
Geographic coordinates | 36°12′09″N 37°09′38″E / 36.202386°N 37.160530°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Mamluk and Mongol architecture |
Completed | 1303 |
Specifications | |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Materials | Stone |
Mahmandar Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْمَهْمَنْدَار, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-Mahmandār) is one of the oldest mosques in Aleppo, Syria. It is located in the Ancient part of the city, north to the Citadel of Aleppo.
History
[edit]The mosque was built in 1303 by al-Hasan bin Balaban (also known as the son of the mahmandar), one of the high-ranked officers in the city of Aleppo. The word mahmandar itself is derived from the Persian words of mahman meaning the guset and dar meaning the officer. It was built in Mamluk and later in Mongol style. The mosque was severely damaged during the 1822 earthquake.[1]
The mosque was entirely reconstructed in 1946.
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