Sulaymaniyya Takiyya
| Tekkiye Mosque التكية السليمية | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Region | Levant |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location |  Damascus, Syria |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°30′45″N 36°17′29″E / 33.51250°N 36.29139°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Mimar Sinan |
| Type | Mosque Complex |
| Style | Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1544-1558/59 The mosque 1566-67 Al-Salimiyah Madrasa |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Materials | Stone, marble, mosaic |
The Tekkiye Mosque or Sultan Selim Mosque (Arabic: التكية السليمانية, Turkish: Tekkiye Camii) is a mosque complex in Damascus, Syria, located on the banks of the Barada River.[1] The complex is composed of a large mosque on the southwest side of a courtyard, flanked by a single line of arcaded cells, and a soup kitchen across the courtyard to the northwest, flanked by hospice buildings.[2] The mosque has two minarets and walls with alternating light and dark stripes. It has been described as "The finest example in Damascus of Ottoman architecture".[2][3] It is the burial place of the last Ottoman sultan, Mehmet VI.
Gallery
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The minarets of the mosque seen from outside the fence -
Tekkiye mosque in 1870
References
- ^ Sulayman I Complex Archnet Digital Library.
- ^ a b Tekkiye Mosque Complex
- ^ Dumper, 2007, p.126.
Bibliography
- Dumper, Michael; Stanley, Bruce E.; Abu-Lughod, Janet L. (2007), Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, ISBN 9781576079195
