Yalbugha Mosque

Yalbugha Mosque جَامِع يَلْبُغَا
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Damascus, Syria
Geographic coordinates	33.5134°N 36.2982°E / 33.5134; 36.2982
Architecture
Style	Mamluk
Completed	1264
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Materials	limestone, basalt

The Yalbugha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع يَلْبُغَا, Jāmi‘ Yalbuḡā) was a 13th-century mosque on the Barada river in Damascus, Syria. It was built by the Mamluks in 1264^[1] or by Yalbughā al-Yahyāwī in 1346–47.^[2]: 286 During the reign of Ibrahim Pasha (1832–1840) it was converted to use as a biscuit factory.^[3]: 145 It was demolished in 1974 to make way for a redevelopment. A modern mosque completed on 27 October 2014 stands on the site.^{[4]: 111 [5]}

References

1. Jami' Yalbugha. Archnet Digital Library.
2. Mehmed Baha Tanman (2012) Mamluk Influences on the Architecture of the Anatolian Emirates. In: Doris Behrens-Abouseif (2012). The Arts of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria: Evolution and Impact. Goettingen: V & R unipress for Bonn University Press. ISBN 9783899719154. p. 283–300.
3. Gérard Degeorge (1994). Damas: des Ottomans à nos jours (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782738423085.
4. Dido Schumacher, Santiago Espitia Berndt (2009). Palimpsest (draft version). ETH Studio Basel Contemporary City Institute/The Middle East Studio. Accessed March 2015.
5. "جامع يلبغا.. التحفة المملوكية التي اهملت لعقود". syria.news.