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Mosque in Damascus, Syria
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The Yalbugha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع يَلْبُغَا, romanized: Jāmi‘ Yalbuḡā) was a 13th-century mosque on the Barada river in Damascus, Syria. It was built by the Mamluks in 1264 CE or by Yalbughā al-Yahyāwī in 1346–47 CE. During the reign of Ibrahim Pasha (1832–1840) it was converted to use as a biscuit factory.
The former mosque was demolished in 1974 to make way for a redevelopment and a modern mosque completed on the site, that was opened on 27 October 2014.
The original mosque followed a hypostyle plan organized around a central courtyard, representing a markedly different architectural configuration from that of the present mosque. The courtyard was accessed through three muqarnas portals located on the eastern, northern, and western sides,andwas flanked by madrasa rooms along all three sides. The eastern portal of the courtyard is the sole surviving architectural element of the Mamluk-eramosqueand is currently displayed in the garden of the National Museum of Damascus.
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