Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa () is a 12th-century
madrasah
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
complex in
Aleppo
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Syria
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Archnet Digital Library. It was built by Jamal al-Din Shadbakht, an Indian slave who was freed by
Nur ad-Din, and served as a lieutenant of the
citadel
A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.
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at his master's death in 1174.
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Al-Firdaws Madrasa
Al-Firdaws Madrasa (), also known as School of Paradise, is a 13th-century complex located southwest of Bab al-Maqam in Aleppo, Syria and consists of a madrasa, mausoleum and other functional spaces. It was established in 1235/36 by Dayfa Khatun ...
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Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa
Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa (), is a madrasah complex located across from the Citadel entrance in the Ancient city of Aleppo, Syria. It is a religious, educational and funerary complex. It contains the tomb of sultan Malik al-Zaher the son of Ayyubid ...
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Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa
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Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa
Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa () is a 13th-century madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.[Zahiriyya Madras ...](_blank)
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Ancient City of Aleppo
The Ancient City of Aleppo ( ar, مدينة حلب القديمة, Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Before the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since i ...
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Khusruwiyah Mosque
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Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century
Ayyubid architecture in Syria
Mausoleums in Syria
Madrasas in Aleppo