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Altun Bogha Mosque
The Altun Bogha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع أَلْتُونْبُوغَا, romanized: Jāmiʿ ʾAltūnbūḡā) is a mosque in Aleppo, Syria. It is located in the Ancient part of the city, east to the Citadel of Aleppo. It is also known as the Mosque of Sahat al-Milh (Arabic: جَامِع سَاحَة الْمِلْح, romanized: Jāmiʿ Sāḥat al-Milḥ, lit. 'Salt Square Mosque'), as it was built near a large salt warehouse.
The mosque was built in 1318 CE by the Circassian ruler of Aleppo; emir Alaaddin Altun Bogha al-Nasiri, during the reign of the Mamluk sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad. It was built on the place of one of the earliest mosques in Aleppo, the mosque of al-Midan al-Aswad. The dome of the mosque is famous for its internal decoration characterized with the traditional Islamic muqarnas. The minaret in polygonal.
In the modern era, the mosque was partially renovated in 1921.
Media related to Altun Bogha Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
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Altun Bogha Mosque
The Altun Bogha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع أَلْتُونْبُوغَا, romanized: Jāmiʿ ʾAltūnbūḡā) is a mosque in Aleppo, Syria. It is located in the Ancient part of the city, east to the Citadel of Aleppo. It is also known as the Mosque of Sahat al-Milh (Arabic: جَامِع سَاحَة الْمِلْح, romanized: Jāmiʿ Sāḥat al-Milḥ, lit. 'Salt Square Mosque'), as it was built near a large salt warehouse.
The mosque was built in 1318 CE by the Circassian ruler of Aleppo; emir Alaaddin Altun Bogha al-Nasiri, during the reign of the Mamluk sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad. It was built on the place of one of the earliest mosques in Aleppo, the mosque of al-Midan al-Aswad. The dome of the mosque is famous for its internal decoration characterized with the traditional Islamic muqarnas. The minaret in polygonal.
In the modern era, the mosque was partially renovated in 1921.
Media related to Altun Bogha Mosque at Wikimedia Commons