Khusruwiyah Mosque

The Khusraw mosque Arabized as Khusruwiyah Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع الْخُسْرُوِيَّة, romanized: Jāmiʿ al-Ḵusruwīyah; Turkish: Hüsreviye Camii) was a mosque complex in Aleppo, Syria. It was located southeast of the Citadel. The mosque was commissioned by Husrev Pasha while he was governor of Aleppo under Sultan Suleiman I.^[1]

Khusruwiyah Mosque Hüsreviye Camii جَامِع الْخُسْرُوِيَّة
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Levant
Status	Destroyed
Location
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Location within Ancient City of Aleppo
Geographic coordinates	36.196944°N 37.160694°E / 36.196944; 37.160694
Architecture
Architect(s)	Mimar Sinan
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	1547
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Materials	Stone

The mosque, which was left neglected during the Syrian Civil War was completely destroyed during the Battle of Aleppo in August 2014 with dynamites.^[2]

Architecture

View from the Citadel

The complex consisted of a mosque, a madrasa, rooms for travellers, a public kitchen, shops and other facilities. The Khusruwiyah complex was designed by the renowned court architect Mimar Sinan.^[3]

See also

• Khosrow (word)