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Yalbugha Mosque

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Location
  
Damascus, Syria

Completed
  
1264

Address
  
Damascus, Syria

Architectural style
  
Mamluk architecture

Affiliation
  
Islam

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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Yalbugha Mosque Wikipedia