Ahmadiyya Madrasa

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Variant Names	Ahmadiya Madrasa, Ahmediye Medresesi
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Date	1724-52
Style/Period	Ottoman
Century	18th
Building Types	educational, religious
Building Usage	madrasa, mosque

Notes

Al-Ahmadiyya madrasa is located in the Jallum district. The architectural style of this building resembles the takaya structures. The madrasa is rich with rare types of calligraphy used in the ornate inscriptions. Source: Rihawi, Abdul Qader. 1979. Arabic Islamic Architecture in Syria. Damascus: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. 233.