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Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya

Aleppo, Syria

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Al-Ahmadiyya madrasa is located in the Jallum district. The architectural style of this building resembles the takaya structures. The madrasa is rich with rare types of calligraphy used in the ornate inscriptions.

Source:

Rihawi, Abdul Qader. 1979. Arabic Islamic Architecture in Syria. Damascus: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. 233.
Variant names
  • Ahmadiyya Madrasa (Variant)
  • al-Madrasa al-Ahmadiyya (Variant)
  • al-Madrasah al-Ahmadiyah (Variant)
  • Ahmadiya Madrasa (Variant)
  • Ahmediye Medresesi (Variant)
Date
1723-24/1136 AH
Style period
Ottoman
Address
Darb Bani Jabli (Darb al-Bahramiyya), Aleppo, Halab Governorate
Associated names
Building type
educational, religious
Building usage
madrasa, mosque
Associated collections
Coordinates
361154.39, 37.0

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