Yalbugha Mosque
جَامِع يَلْبُغَا
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationDamascus, Syria
Geographic coordinates33°30′48″N 36°17′54″E / 33.5134°N 36.2982°E / 33.5134; 36.2982
Architecture
StyleMamluk
Completed1264
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
Materialslimestone, basalt

The Yalbugha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع يَلْبُغَا, Jāmi‘ Yalbuḡā) was a 13th-century mosque on the Barada river in Damascus, Syria. It was built by the Mamluks in 1264[1] or by Yalbughā al-Yahyāwī in 1346–47.[2]:286 During the reign of Ibrahim Pasha (1832–1840) it was converted to use as a biscuit factory.[3]:145 It was demolished in 1974 to make way for a redevelopment. A modern mosque completed on 27 October 2014 stands on the site.[4]:111[5]

References

  1. Jami' Yalbugha. Archnet Digital Library.
  2. Mehmed Baha Tanman (2012) Mamluk Influences on the Architecture of the Anatolian Emirates. In: Doris Behrens-Abouseif (2012). The Arts of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria: Evolution and Impact. Goettingen: V & R unipress for Bonn University Press. ISBN 9783899719154. p. 283–300.
  3. Gérard Degeorge (1994). Damas: des Ottomans à nos jours (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782738423085.
  4. Dido Schumacher, Santiago Espitia Berndt (2009). Palimpsest (draft version). ETH Studio Basel Contemporary City Institute/The Middle East Studio. Accessed March 2015.
  5. "جامع يلبغا.. التحفة المملوكية التي اهملت لعقود". syria.news.


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