Muqaddamiyya Madrasa

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Variant Names	Madrasa Moqaddamiyya, Madrasa Moqaddamiye, Madrasa Muqaddamiyya, Khan al-Tutun Madrasa
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Date	1124
Style/Period	Zangid
Century	12th
Building Types	educational, religious, religious
Building Usage	madrasa, church, mosque

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The Muqaddamiyya Madarasa is located in the Jallum district in the Khan al-Tutun alley. This madrasa was originally a church before 1123. It was converted to a mosque by the judge Ibn-Khashab then into a madrasa in 1168 by Izz Eddin Abdal Malek al-Muqadam during Nur al-Din's reign. It is the oldest madrasa still remaining in Aleppo. The madrasa is formed by a main prayer hall and rooms on its west side. The lintel on the door carries the oldest known Naskhi inscription in Aleppo. Sources: Allen, Terry. 2003. "Madrasah al-Muqaddamiyah". In Ayyubid Architecture. Occidental, CA: Solipsist Press. http://www.sonic.net/~tallen/palmtree/ayyarch/ch2.htm#alep.mmuq [Accessed August 2, 2005] Rihawi, Abdul Qader. 1979. Arabic Islamic Architecture in Syria. Damascus: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, 105. Hadjar, Abdallah. 2000. Historical Monuments of Aleppo. Aleppo: Automobile and Touring Club of Syria (ATCS), 114.