Darwish Pasha Mosque

Darwish Pasha Mosque
جَامِع دَرْوِيش بَاشَا
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationStreet Called Straight, Old Damascus
CountrySyria
Location within Old Damascus
Interactive map of Darwish Pasha Mosque
Coordinates33°30′34″N 36°18′01″E / 33.509444°N 36.300278°E / 33.509444; 36.300278
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman
Completed1574 CE
Specifications
Dome4
Minaret1
MaterialsStone, marble, tile

The Darwish Pasha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع دَرْوِيش بَاشَا, romanized: Jāmiʿ Darwīš Bāšā; Turkish: Derviş Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century mosque in the Old City of Damascus, Syria. The mosque was erected in 1574 CE by Darwish Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Damascus.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jami' Darwish Basha, Damascus, Syria". ArchNet Digital Library. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Burns, Ross (1992). Monuments of Syria, a Historical Guide. Tauris & Co.

Media related to Darwish Pasha Mosque at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.