Al-Adiliyah Mosque
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Al-Adiliyah Mosque is a mosque
complex in Aleppo
, located to the west of the Citadel
, in "Al-Jalloum" district of the ancient city, few meters away from Al-Saffahiyah mosque
. The mosque was built by the Ottoman governor of Aleppo Muhammed Pasha in 1557. It is considered to be one of the oldest mosques of the Ottoman period in Aleppo after the Khusruwiyah Mosque
.
The complex is built at the southern entrance of the covered suq of old Aleppo.
The name of the mosque is derived from the Arabic word al-Adl -meaning: justice- as the complex is located adjacent to the former House of Justice or Dar al-Adl of Aleppo.
The mosque has a large prayer hall preceded by an arcade, with a dome, a mihrab with local faience
tiles.
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
complex in Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
, located to the west of the Citadel
Citadel of Aleppo
The Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria. It is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Usage of the Citadel hill dates back at least to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC...
, in "Al-Jalloum" district of the ancient city, few meters away from Al-Saffahiyah mosque
Al-Saffahiyah Mosque
The Al-Saffahiyah Mosque is a mosque in Aleppo, located to the south-west of the Citadel, at the Al-Jalloum district of the ancient city, to the east of Al-Shibani Church-School...
. The mosque was built by the Ottoman governor of Aleppo Muhammed Pasha in 1557. It is considered to be one of the oldest mosques of the Ottoman period in Aleppo after the Khusruwiyah Mosque
Khusruwiyah Mosque
The Khusruwiyah Mosque is a mosque complex in Aleppo, Syria. It is located south of the Citadel, facing its main entrance. The mosque was built under the patronage of the Hüsrev Pasha, while he was serving as the fourth vizier under Sultan Suleiman I...
.
The complex is built at the southern entrance of the covered suq of old Aleppo.
The name of the mosque is derived from the Arabic word al-Adl -meaning: justice- as the complex is located adjacent to the former House of Justice or Dar al-Adl of Aleppo.
The mosque has a large prayer hall preceded by an arcade, with a dome, a mihrab with local faience
Faience
Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body, originally associated with Faenza in northern Italy. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip...
tiles.