This khanqah is named after the mamluk amir Yunus al-Dawadar who commissioned the building in 1382-3/784 AH. The building is mistakenly referred to colloquially as the Masjid al-Tawusiyya, after another khanqah that once stood nearby. The ministry of awqaf heavily restored the building in 1932/1350 AH and it was restored again in 1978-1981. Only part of the facade is original to the Mamluk strucutre.1
Notes:
- "Masjid al-Tawusiyya." al-Masajid al-Athariyya, Mudiriyyat al-Awqaf Dimashq, published 9 October 2012. http://awqaf-damas.com/?page=show_det&category_id=137&id=1515&lang=ar
Sources:
Sack, Dorothee. Damaskus: Entwicklung und Struktur einer orientalisch-islamischen Stadt, 106 (Cat. 3.73). Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 1989.
Meinecke, Michael. Die Mamlukische Architektur in Ägypten Und Syrien (658/1250 Bis 923/1517), 2:266 (Cat. 25A/1). 2 vols. Glückstadt: J. J. Augustin, 1992.