Al Qadi Oglu Madrassa
Al Qadi Oglu was founded during the Ottoman period by the judge known as Ibn Oglu. Its precise construction date remains unknown.
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Al Qadi Oglu was founded during the Ottoman period by the judge known as Ibn Oglu. Its precise construction date remains unknown.
Read MoreMuhammad Al Sukkar founded Al Ajamiya Madrassa in the fourteenth century. The building forms part of Tripoli’s surviving heritage of historic religious schools.
Read MoreBuilt in the early fourteenth century, Al Shamssiya belongs to Tripoli’s historic madrassas. Its distinctive entrance arch, formed with cushion-shaped stonework, is a notable feature of the building.
Read MoreAl Khayriya Hosn is a historic religious school dating to the early fourteenth century, during Tripoli’s Mamluk period.
Read MoreAl Nassiriya was established in the middle of the fourteenth century during the Mamluk period. Its founder was Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Qalawun, the sultan of Egypt and Damascus known as Al Nasir.
Read MorePrince Saif Al Din Muhammad Al Tawashi built this madrassa in the fifteenth century. Its decorated entrance and small window in the Andalusian style distinguish the building. Originally established as a religious school, Al Tawashiya was later converted into a mosque.
Read MoreAl Nouriya dates to the fourteenth-century Mamluk period. No surviving historical inscription identifies its founder. One interpretation attributes the school to the wealthy Prince Nur Eddine, who is also associated with Al Nouri Hammam directly opposite. This attribution remains uncertain, but the relationship between the two buildings is part of the madrassa’s historical setting. Inside, […]
Read MoreAl Mashhad is a Mamluk building whose founder is unknown. Its name refers to the mausoleum it contains. The madrassa stands in the Al Nouri district, to the right of the Great Mansouri Mosque’s main entrance. The entrance is distinguished by geometric decoration, mosaic work and white and green marble. Muqarnas carving enriches the portal, […]
Read MoreAl Qartawiya is Tripoli’s largest and most important historic madrassa. Prince Saif Al Din Qurtay founded it at the beginning of the fourteenth century, during the Mamluk period. A monumental portal marks the entrance. Its symmetrical decoration and muqarnas—the layered, niche-like carvings characteristic of Mamluk architecture—give the doorway exceptional depth and detail. Geometric patterns, Quranic […]
Read MoreReligious schools flourished in Tripoli during the Mamluk period, providing instruction in different branches of Islamic learning. Thirty-five historic madrassas survived into 2019, while six others had been lost in the major flood of the mid-twentieth century. Among these schools are Al Qartawiya, Al Mashhad, Al Nouriya, Al Tawashiya, Al Nassiriya, Al Khayriya Hosn, Al […]
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