Yalbugha Mosque

The Yalbugha Mosque (Arabic: جامع يلبغا, jāmi‘ yalbughā) 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]

Yalbugha Mosque
جامع يلبغا
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationDamascus, Syria
Geographic coordinates33.5134°N 36.2982°E / 33.5134; 36.2982
Architecture
StyleMamluk
Completed1264
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
Materialslimestone, basalt

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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