Al-Adiliyah Mosque

al-Adiliyah Mosque
جَامِع الْعَادِلِيَّة
The former mosque in 2010,
prior to its c. 2015 partial destruction
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Location of the former mosque in the Ancient City of Aleppo
Religion
AffiliationIslam (former)
Mosque (1566–c. 2015)
StatusPartially destroyed
(in partial ruins)
Location
LocationAleppo
CountrySyria
Interactive map of al-Adiliyah Mosque
Coordinates36°11′50.8″N 37°9′27.9″E / 36.197444°N 37.157750°E / 36.197444; 37.157750
Architecture
ArchitectMimar Sinan
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman architecture
Completed1566 CE
Destroyedc. 2015
(in the Battle of Aleppo)
Specifications
Dome1 (main)
Minaret1
MaterialsStone
Ancient Aleppo
Official nameAncient City of Aleppo
LocationAleppo, Syria
IncludesCitadel of Aleppo, Al-Madina Souq
CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference21
Inscription1986 (10th Session)
Endangered2013–2020
Area364 ha (1.41 sq mi)

The Al-Adiliyah Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْعَادِلِيَّة, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-ʿAdilīyah; Turkish: Adliye Camii), or Dukaginzâde Mehmed Pasha Mosque, was a former külliye, now in partial ruins, in Aleppo, Syria.

Located to the southwest of the Citadel, in "Al-Jalloum" district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site, a few metres away from Al-Saffahiyah mosque, the former mosque was endowed by the Dukakinzade Mehmed Pasha in 1556. Dukakinzade Mehmed Pasha was the Albanian-Ottoman governor-general of Aleppo from 1551 until 1553 when he was appointed as governor-general of Egypt. He died in 1557 and the mosque was not completed until 973 AH (1565/1566 CE).[1]

Description

The complex was at the southern entrance of the covered suq of ancient Aleppo. The mosque became known as the Adiliyya because of its position near the governor's palace, the Dar al-Adl, also known as the Dar al-Saada.[1][2] The former mosque had a large domed prayer hall preceded by a double portico. Above the windows on the north side and in the prayer hall are brightly coloured tiled lunette panels; probably imported from Iznik in Turkey.[1][2]

The mosque was partially destroyed during the Battle of Aleppo in the summer of 2014 or 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Necipoğlu, Gülru (2005). The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire. London: Reaktion Books. pp. 475–477. ISBN 978-1-86189-253-9.
  2. 1 2 Carswell, John (2006) [1998]. Iznik Pottery. London: British Museum Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7141-2441-4.
  3. ↑ "Al-Adiliyah Mosque". Syrian Treasures.com. July 26, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.

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