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Al-Uthmaniyya Madrasa (Jerusalem)
Islamic school in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ʿUthmāniyya Madrasa (Arabic: المدرسة العثمانية al-Madrasa al-ʿUthmāniyya) is a historic school in Jerusalem. It is by the western esplanade of the al-Aqsa Compound. It was established in 1436,[1] then became an Ottoman imperial provincial madrasa.[2]
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Al-ʿUthmaniyya | |
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العثمانية | |
![]() ʿUthmaniyya, seen from the Haram esh-Sharif, with the double-arched loggia on the top floor. | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Haram esh-Sharif, Jerusalem |
Palestine grid | 172/131 |
Geographic coordinates | 31°46′39″N 35°14′04″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Madrasa |
Style | Mamluk architecture |
Completed | 1437 |
Materials | stone |
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It is among the few Jerusalem madrasas with a woman endower, the others were the Khātūniyya Madrasa and the little-known Barudiyya.[3]