Al-Turantaiyah Madrasa Explained

al-Turantaiyah Madrasa
Native Name:الْمَدْرَسَة الطُّرَنْطَائِيَّة
Established:1251
Type:Madrassah
Affiliation:Islamic
City:Bab al-Nairab, Aleppo
Country:Syria
Campus:Urban

Al-Turantaiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria. It was built between 1241 and 1251 by the Aleppine historian Ibn al-Udaym.

Located outside the city walls to the east of Bab al-Nairab gate, the madrasah was first known as al-Kamaliyah al-Udaymiyah . Later on, during the 14th century it was renamed after Afif ad-Din al-Turantay al-Mansuri the ruler of Damascus and the representative of the Mamluk sultan Al Mansur Qalawun.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: مدارس حلب القديمة (2) . www.aleppo.us . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215416/http://www.aleppo.us/news/view/49/ar/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3_%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9_2_.html . 2016-03-03.