Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa

Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa المدرسة الظاهرية
Location
Bab al-Maqam district Aleppo, Syria
Information
Type	Madrassah
Established	1217
Campus	Urban
Affiliation	Islamic

Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa (Arabic: المدرسة الظاهرية‎) is a madrasah complex located between the Kamiliyah and the Firdaws madrasas, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) south of Bab al-Maqam, in Aleppo, Syria. It was built by Az-Zahir Ghazi in 1217. The building consists of an entrance portal which opens onto an oblong courtyard with two tripartite arcades on the north and south ends, a deep iwan on the east end, and a group of small rooms on the west end. The mosque is a tripartite structure covered with domes with a malqaf (wind-catcher) inserted in the southeastern dome over the mausoleum. The study hall is located on the southern half of the western bay, while the living quarters are in the northwestern area.

See also

• Al-Firdaws Madrasa
• Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa
• Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa
• Khusruwiyah Mosque