The Khusraw mosque Arabized as Khusruwiyah Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْخُسْرُوِيَّة, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-Ḵusruwīyah; Turkish: Hüsreviye Camii) was a mosque complex in Aleppo, Syria. It was located southeast of the Citadel. The mosque was commissioned by Husrev Pasha while he was governor of Aleppo under Sultan Suleiman I.

The mosque, which was left neglected during the Syrian Civil War was completely destroyed during the Battle of Aleppo in August 2014 with dynamites.

Architecture

The complex consisted of a mosque, a madrasa, rooms for travellers, a public kitchen, shops and other facilities. The Khusruwiyah complex was designed by the renowned court architect Mimar Sinan.

See also

  • Khosrow (word)

References



Khusruwiyah Mosque Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Khusruwiyah Mosque in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic Virtual Globetrotting

FileKhusruwiyah Mosque, Aleppo (2).jpg Wikimedia Commons

KulSharif, the biggest Europian mosque and a city symbol of a Russian

Imam Hussein Mosque Kuweit Stadt Bewertungen und Fotos