Al-Sharafiyah Madrasa
36°11′59″N 37°9′28″E / 36.19972°N 37.15778°E
| Al-Sharafiyah Madrasa المدرسة الشرفية | |
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| Type | Madrassah |
| Established | 1242 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliation | Islamic |
Al-Sharafiyah Madrasa (Arabic: المدرسة الشرفية) is a madrasah complex located to the northeast of the Great Mosque of the Ancient city of Aleppo, Syria. It was founded by 'Abd al-Rahim ibn al-'Ajami and his son Sharaf al-Din 'Abdul Rahman. A waqf was instituted for the madrasa in 1242, the year of its completion. The building is rectangular with the elaborately ornamented entrance portal situated in the middle of the western side. The ground floor consists of a main courtyard (13.16 metres (43.2 ft) x 18.47 metres (60.6 ft)), with a narrow iwan on the eastern side, the tripartite prayer hall on the southern end and circulation to the three upper stories on the northern end. The student residential units are on those stories. Only the portal and vaulted prayer hall remain after years of neglect dating from the fourteenth century to just recently. The madrasa is now part of the al-Bir Organization for charity.[1]
See also
- Al-Firdaws Madrasa
- Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa
- Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa
- Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa
- Ancient City of Aleppo
- Khusruwiyah Mosque
References
- ^ Sharafiyya Madrasa Archnet Digital Library.