Al-Kamiliyah Madrasa is a madrasah

Madrasah

Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...

 complex in Aleppo

Aleppo

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, Syria

Syria

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. It was built between 1230-37 by Fatima Khantun daughter of Ayyubid Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil

Al-Kamil

Al-Kamil was a Kurdish Ayyubid sultan who ruled North Africa. During his tenure as sultan, the Ayyubids defeated two crusades. In a temporary agreement with the Crusaders, he ceded Jerusalem to the Christians.-Biography:He was the son of sultan al-Adil, a brother of Saladin...

. Its plan is a development of the plan of the al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa

Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa

Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria. It is one of the earliest preserved Ayyubid madrasas. It was built by Jamal al-Din Shadbakht, a freed slave of Zengid ruler Nur al-Din in 1193. The madrasa is situated about west of the citadel...

, with an increase in size and craftsmanship.

The madrasa is made of two floors. The first is a tripartite prayer hall facing the northern iwan

Iwan

An iwan is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called pishtaq, a Persian term for a portal projecting from the facade of a building, usually decorated with calligraphy bands, glazed tilework, and...

and two mausoleums flanking either side of the prayer hall. These elements open to a courtyard space through an arcade of piers. The second floor contains a small number of rooms for the students.

See also

• Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa
  Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa
  Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex located between the Kamiliyah and the Firdaws madrasas, about south of Bab al-Maqam, in Aleppo, Syria. It was built by Az-Zahir Ghazi in 1217...
  
  
• Al-Firdaws Madrasa
  Al-Firdaws Madrasa
  Al-Firdaws Madrasa is a madrasah complex located southwest of Bab al-Maqam in Aleppo, Syria. It is the largest and best known of the Ayyubid madrasas in Aleppo. Due to its location outside the city walls, the madrasa was developed as a freestanding structure....
  
  
• Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa
  Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa
  Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex located across from the Citadel entrance in Aleppo, Syria. It is a religious, educational and funerary complex. It contains the tomb of sultan Malik al-Zaher the son of Ayyubid Sultan Saladin.-See also:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa
  Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa
  Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex located in the northern Bab al-Nasr district of the old city of Aleppo, Syria. It was established by Ottoman Pasha Al-Duraki in 1730 and was originally named Madrasa Ridaiya. The madrasa, which includes a mosque, boasts one of the tallest minarets in...