Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa
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Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa () is a 12th-century
madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...
complex in
Aleppo Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...
,
Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
.Shadbakhtiyya Madrasa
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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 most 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. ...
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 Khat ...
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Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa (), is a madrasa 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 ...
* Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa *
Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa () is a 13th-century madrasa complex in Aleppo, Syria.Zahiriyya Madras ...
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Ancient City of Aleppo The Ancient City of Aleppo () is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Prior to the Syrian Civil War, many districts of the ancient city remained essentially unchanged since they were initially constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries. ...
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Khusruwiyah Mosque The Khusraw mosque Arabized as Khusruwiyah Mosque (; ) was a mosque complex in Aleppo, Syria. It was located southeast of the Citadel A citadel is the most fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. Th ...


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* Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century Ayyubid architecture in Syria Mausoleums in Syria Madrasas in Aleppo 1190s establishments in the Ayyubid Sultanate {{Syria-school-stub