Al-Adiliyah Mosque

Coordinates: 36°11′50.8″N 37°9′27.9″E / 36.197444°N 37.157750°E / 36.197444; 37.157750
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For the madrasa of the same name in Damascus, see Al-Adiliyah Madrasa.
al-Adiliyah Mosque
جَامِع الْعَادِلِيَّة
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionLevant
StatusActive
Location
LocationAleppo, Syria
Al-Adiliyah Mosque is located in Ancient City of Aleppo
Al-Adiliyah Mosque
Location within Ancient City of Aleppo
Geographic coordinates36°11′50.8″N 37°9′27.9″E / 36.197444°N 37.157750°E / 36.197444; 37.157750
Architecture
Architect(s)Mimar Sinan
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman architecture
Completed1566
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
MaterialsStone

Al-Adiliyah Mosque (

Al-Saffahiyah mosque. The mosque was endowed by the Dukakinzade Mehmed Pasha in 1556. Dukakinzade Mehmed Pasha was the Albanian-Ottoman governor-general of Aleppo from 1551 until 1553 when he was appointed as governor-general of Egypt. He died in 1557 and the mosque was not completed until 1565-66 (AH 973).[1] It was considered to be one of the oldest mosques of the Ottoman period in Aleppo after the Khusruwiyah Mosque
.

The complex had been built at the southern entrance of the covered suq of ancient Aleppo.

The mosque became known as the Adiliyya because of its position near to the governor's palace, the Dar al-Adl, also known as the Dar al-Saada.[1][2]

The mosque has a large domed prayer hall preceded by a double portico. Above the windows on the north side and in the prayer hall are brightly coloured tiled lunette panels. These were probably imported from Iznik in Turkey.[3][2]

It was almost entirely destroyed during the

Battle of Aleppo
in the summer of 2014 or 2015.

Gallery

  • The main entrance
    The main entrance
  • The courtyard
    The courtyard
  • Inside the mosque
    Inside the mosque
  • The alley leading to the entrance
    The alley leading to the entrance
  • Interior with mihrab
    Interior with mihrab
  • Tiles above window
    Tiles above window
  • View from "whispering gallery"
    View from "whispering gallery"
  • The "whispering gallery"
    The "whispering gallery"
  • View from below dome with citadel
    View from below dome with citadel
  • View of dome from a little below
    View of dome from a little below
  • View from below dome in setting sun
    View from below dome in setting sun
  • View from below minaret in setting sun
    View from below minaret in setting sun

References

  1. ^ a b Necipoğlu 2005, p. 475.
  2. ^ a b Carswell 2006, p. 113.
  3. ^ Necipoğlu 2005, p. 477.

Further reading

  • Carswell, John (2006) [1998]. Iznik Pottery. London: British Museum Press.
    ISBN 978-0-7141-2441-4
    .
  • ISBN 978-1-86189-253-9
    .

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