Al-Tawba Mosque (Damascus)

Al-Tawba Mosque or Tawba Mosque () is a 13th century mosque in Damascus, Syria.

History Built between 1231–1235 by the Ayyubid emir Al-Ashraf Musa ibn Adil, located 200 meters northwest of the northern ancient city-gate of Bab al-Faradis. It is nicknamed "the Small Umayyad Mosque" () because of its resemblance to the Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

Architecture The mosque is said to be built on the site of a former caravanserai that had become a place of ill repute and prostitution; and perhaps to emphasize the site's re-dedication to sanctity, The plan and design of the mosque resembles that of the Umayyad Mosque, with its long, rectangular courtyard surrounded by three arcades, the prayer area consists of two long halls with a mihrab that is covered by a small dome.

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See also

Islam in Syria List of mosques in Damascus

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