
Damascus – al-Toubeh Mosque
دمشق – جامع التوبة
al-Toubeh Mosque (جامع التوبة) is an Ayyubid-era mosque located north of the old city of Damascus (دمشق) in the neighborhood of al-Aqibeh (العقيبة). The mosque was originally a caravanserai built during the Fatimid period known as Khan al-Zanjari (خان الزنجاري). al-Sultan al-Malak al-Ashraf Moussa Ibn al-Ayoubi (الملك الأشرف موسى الأيوبي السلطان) ordered the conversion to a mosque as Khan al-Zanjari (خان الزنجاري) had gained a …