Nur al-Din Madrasa explained

Nur al-Din Madrasa
Native Name:الْمَدْرَسَةُ النُّورِيَّة
Founder:Nur al-Din
Established:1167
Type:Madrasa
Affiliation:Islamic
City:Damascus
Country:Syria
Address:Suq al-Khayattin
Campus:Urban

The Nur al-Din Madrasa (Arabic: الْمَدْرَسَةُ النُّورِيَّة|al-Madrasah an-Nūrīyah) is a funerary madrasa in Damascus, Syria. It is in the Suq al-Khayattin, inside the city walls. It was built in 1167 by Nūr ad-Dīn Zangī, atabeg of Syria, who is buried there. The complex includes a mosque, a madrasa, and the mausoleum of the founder. It was the first such complex to be built in Damascus.[1]

The tomb-madrasa complex has two domes, first and the taller one is the oldest of the two and is over the tomb of Nur al-Din Zangi and the second, smaller muqarnas dome, similar to the dome of Nur al-Din's mausoleum belongs to the tomb of governor of Damascus Amir Djamal al-Din (d. 1269).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madrasa al-Nuriyya al-Kubra (Damascus). 2020-11-19. Archnet.
  2. Web site: Madrasa Nuriya al-Kubra . Madain Project . 1 May 2019.