Completed 1264 | Status demolished in 1974 Materials limestone, basalt Opened 1264 Number of minarets 1 Number of domes 1 | |
Similar Statue of Saladin, House of Saint Ananias, Bab Kisan, Tekkiye Mosque, Temple of Jupiter - Damascus | ||
The Yalbugha Mosque (Arabic: جامع يلبغا, jāmi‘ yalbughā) was a 13th-century mosque on the Barada river in Damascus, Syria. It was built by the Mamluks in 1264 or by Yalbughā al-Yahyāwī in 1346–47.:286 During the reign of Ibrahim Pasha (1832–1840) it was converted to use as a biscuit factory.:145 It was demolished in 1974 to make way for a redevelopment. A modern mosque and an unfinished office development now stand on the site.:111
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