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Al-Saffahiyah Mosque

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Al-Saffahiyah Mosque

The Al-Saffahiyah Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع السَّفَّاحِيَّة, romanized: Jāmiʿ as-Saffāḥīyah) is a mosque and madrasa in Aleppo, located to the south-west of the Citadel, at "Al-Jalloum" district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site, to the east of Al-Shibani Church-School. The mosque wa

s built in 828 AH (1424/1425 CE) under the patronage of Ahmed bin Saleh bin Al-Saffah on the ruins of an old mill, during the Mamluk period. The mosque is marked with its single octagonal minaret over the entrance, decorated with the fine carvings of the Mamluk architecture. The mihrab is made of marble. The mosque was partially renovated in 1925.

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