Damascus – al-Sheikh Raslan Mosque دمشق – جامع الشيخ رسلان
The small al-Sheikh Raslan Mosque (جامع الشيخ رسلان), located just outside the old city gate of Bab Touma (باب توما) in Damascus …
Damascus – al-Qasab Mosque دمشق – جامع القصب
al-Qasab Mosque (جامع القصب), also known as al-Aqsab Mosque (جامع الاقصاب), is named after the sugar cane which once grew along the …
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 …
Damascus – al-Maalaq Mosque دمشق – جامع المعلق
al-Maalaq Mosque (جامع المعلق) was constructed by al-Amir Barad Beik al-Jakmi (الأمير برد بيك الجكمي) in 1519. The name of the mosque …
Damascus – al-Tinabiyeh Mosque دمشق – جامع التينبية
al-Tinabiyeh Mosque (جامع التينبية) is perhaps the most visually striking of several mosques located in the historic southern neighborhood of al-Midan (الميدان). …
Damascus – Turbeh Araq دمشق – تربة آراق
Turbeh Araq (تربة آراق) was constructed in 1349 as a burial place for Araq Bin Abdullah al-Salhadar (آراق بن عبد الله السلحدار), …
Damascus – al-Madrasa al-Rukniyeh دمشق – المدرسة الركنية
al-Madrasa al-Rukniyeh (المدرسة الركنية), also known as al-Rukniyeh Mosque (جامع الركنية), is a religious school and mausoleum that dates back to the …
Damascus – Abi al-Dardaa Mosque دمشق – جامع أبي الدرداء
Abi al-Dardaa Mosque (جامع أبي الدرداء) is a small prayer hall built into the northern walls of the Damascus Citadel (قلعة دمشق). …
Damascus – Faroukh Shah Mosque دمشق – جامع فروخ شاه
This small Ayyubid-era mosque and tomb is curiously located in the center of a modern shopping complex attached to the Four Seasons …
Damascus – al-Shadhbakiyeh Mosque دمشق – جامع الشاذبكية
al-Shadhbakiyeh Mosque (جامع الشاذبكية) was constructed in 1453 and named after its founder, Seif al-Din Shadhi Bek (سيف الدين شاذي بك). The …