Khanqah al-Farafra

Aleppo, Syria

The Khanqah is entered on the north side through a muqarnas-vaulted portal that opens onto a narrow east-west running street. The portal leads to the rear of a deep iwan that opens onto the north side of the building's central courtyard. On the far side of the courtyard (the south side) is a triple archway leading onto a rectangular prayer hall three bays wide and one deep. The central bay (before the mihrab) is domed, while the lateral bays are barrel vaulted. On east and west sides of the courtyard, sleeping cells on two levels open onto the central space via doorways on the ground floor and windows on the upper story.