Qalawun mosque

About Qalawun mosque

The Qalawun Mosque is a small Mamluk-era mosque inside the walls of the Old City of Al-Quds, in the Christian Quarter just past the entrance from the New Gate (Bab al-Jadid), near the Khanqah mosque, the Mosque of Omar and the Hayyat mosque. It dates from 686 AH / 1288 CE and is attributed to the Mamluk sultan al-Mansur Qalawun, one of the sultans who left the strongest mark on the architecture of the city. The mosque is modest in size, about 40 square metres, a typical example of the small neighbourhood mosques founded in the Mamluk period to serve the surrounding quarter, and of the dense web of Islamic endowments that still shapes the Old City. It remains in use as a mosque for local residents and passers-by. A visit takes only a few minutes, but it offers a glimpse of Mamluk Al-Quds away from the major monuments, in the lanes of the Christian Quarter where mosques and churches stand side by side.

Where:

Jerusalem, Palestine