Mahmandar Mosque

Mahmandar Mosque جَامِع الْمَهْمَنْدَار
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Levant
Status	Active
Location
Location	Al-Farafira district, Aleppo, Syria
Location within Aleppo
Geographic coordinates	36.202386°N 37.160530°E / 36.202386; 37.160530
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Mamluk and Mongol architecture
Completed	1303
Specifications
Minaret(s)	1
Materials	Stone

Mahmandar Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْمَهْمَنْدَار, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-Mahmandār) is one of the oldest mosques in Aleppo, Syria. It is located in the Ancient part of the city, north to the Citadel of Aleppo.

History

The mosque was built in 1303 by al-Hasan bin Balaban (also known as the son of the mahmandar), one of the high-ranked officers in the city of Aleppo. The word mahmandar itself is derived from the Persian words of mahman meaning the guset and dar meaning the officer. It was built in Mamluk and later in Mongol style. The mosque was severely damaged during the 1822 earthquake.^[1]

The mosque was entirely reconstructed in 1946.

References

1. Mahmandar mosque