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.
| al-Adiliyah Mosque | |
|---|---|
جَامِع الْعَادِلِيَّة | |
 The former mosque in 2010, prior to its c. 2015 partial destruction | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam (former) |
| Mosque (1566–c. 2015) | |
| Status | Partially destroyed (in partial ruins) |
| Location | |
| Location | Aleppo |
| Country | Syria |
  Location of the former mosque in the Ancient City of Aleppo | |
 Interactive map of al-Adiliyah Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 36°11′50.8″N 37°9′27.9″E / 36.197444°N 37.157750°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Mimar Sinan |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1566 CE |
| Destroyed | c. 2015 (in the Battle of Aleppo) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 (main) |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Materials | Stone |
 Ancient Aleppo | |
| Official name | Ancient City of Aleppo |
| Location | Aleppo, Syria |
| Includes | Citadel of Aleppo, Al-Madina Souq |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 21 |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| Endangered | 2013–2020 |
| Area | 364 ha (1.41 sq mi) |
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
editThe complex was at the southern entrance of the covered suq of ancient Aleppo.[citation needed] 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]
Gallery
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The main entrance
The courtyard
Inside the mosque
The alley leading to the entrance
Interior with mihrab
Tiles above window
View from "whispering gallery"
The "whispering gallery"
View from below dome with citadel
View of dome from a little below
View from below dome in setting sun
View from below minaret in setting sun
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See also
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References
edit- 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.
- 1 2 Carswell, John (2006) [1998]. Iznik Pottery. London: British Museum Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7141-2441-4.
- ↑ "Al-Adiliyah Mosque". Syrian Treasures.com. July 26, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Al-Adiliyah Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
- "Jami' al-'Adiliyya, Aleppo, Syria". Archnet Digital Archive. Retrieved March 20, 2017.