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Al-Ẓāhiriyyah Madrasah

building, Damascus, Syria

Also known as: Al-Ẓāhiriyyah

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features of Damascus

In Damascus: Cultural life
…of Damascus’s venerable public library, al-Ẓāhiriyyah. The library associated with the University of Damascus is also significant.
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history of architecture

In Islamic arts: Architecture in Iraq, Syria, and Anatolia
…madrasahs in Damascus, like Al-ʿĀdiliyyah, Al-Ẓāhiriyyah, or the works of Nureddin, tended also to follow a comparatively standardized plan: an elaborate facade led into a domed hallway and then into a court with at least one eyvān. Most of those madrasahs were small and were fitted into a preexisting urban…
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tomb of Baybars I

In Baybars I
…dome of the present Al-Ẓāhirīyah Library, which he had established.
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