Sinan Pasha Mosque
Also known as: Sinan Pasha Mosque
mosque in Damascus, Syria
Key facts
- Built
- 1590
- Foundation/Institution
- Koca Sinan Paşa
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Overview
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The Sinan Pasha Mosque, also known in Arabic as the Sinaniyya Mosque, is an Ottoman-period monument in the Bab al-Jabiyeh area of Damascus. It is topped by a large central dome and seven smaller domes over a rectangular, open prayer space. Its walls are built of alternating light and dark stone. An octagonal fountain stands at the centre and is fed with water from the Barada River. The cylindrical minaret is covered in green and blue ceramic tiles and is described as unique in Damascus. Both its balcony and the mosque's entrance are decorated with muqarnas. The iwan lies at the northwest corner of the prayer area.
History
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The mosque was built in 1590 by Koca Sinan Pasha, who served several times as grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire and was also governor of Damascus. Alongside the mosque he had a madrasa and a fountain constructed. In its early period the complex adjoined a bathhouse, a bakery and shops. According to an inscription, the fountain was renovated in 1893.
From Wikipedia
The Sinan Pasha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع سنان باشا, romanized: Jāmiʿ Sinān Bāšā) or Al-Sinaniyya Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع السِّنَانِيَّة, romanized: Jāmiʿ as-Sinānīyah) is an early Ottoman-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, located along Suq Sinaniyya Street.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7_(%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan-Pascha-Moschee_(Damaskus)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan_Pasha_Mosque_(Damascus)
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan_Pa%C5%9Fa_Camii_(%C5%9Eam)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7_(%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82)