Salimiyya Takiyya

Damascus

A mosque built in 1518 by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in al-Salihiyya over the tomb of the Sufi master Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi (died 1240); it is also known as the Sheikh Muhyi al-Din Mosque. It faces the Salimiyya Takiyya that the sultan founded at the same time, and a busy local market surrounds it.

Damascus

A historic bimaristan (medieval hospital) in the Al Madares district of Damascus. It dates from the Ayyubid period. Al-Salihiyya lies on the slopes of Mount Qasioun and is rich in Ayyubid and Mamluk madrasas and tombs.

Damascus

A historic madrasa in the Abou Jarash district of Damascus. It stands on Abdul Ghani An'nabulsi Street. Al-Salihiyya lies on the slopes of Mount Qasioun and is rich in Ayyubid and Mamluk madrasas and tombs.

Damascus

A historic mosque in the Abou Jarash district of Damascus. It stands on Abdul Ghani An'nabulsi Street and dates from the Ayyubid period. Al-Salihiyya lies on the slopes of Mount Qasioun and is rich in Ayyubid and Mamluk madrasas and tombs.

Damascus

A historic madrasa in the Al Madares district of Damascus. It dates from the Ayyubid period. Al-Salihiyya lies on the slopes of Mount Qasioun and is rich in Ayyubid and Mamluk madrasas and tombs.

Damascus

A historic madrasa in the Al Madares district of Damascus. Al-Salihiyya lies on the slopes of Mount Qasioun and is rich in Ayyubid and Mamluk madrasas and tombs.