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| al-Firdaws Madrasa مَدْرَسَة الْفِرْدَوْس | |
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 Al-Firdaws Madrasa (in 2010) | |
| Address | |
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Bab al-Maqam district | |
| Information | |
| Type | Madrasa |
| Established | 1236 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliation | Islamic |
Al-Firdaws Madrasa (Arabic: مَدْرَسَة الْفِرْدَوْس, romanized: Madrasat al-Firdaws), also known as School of Paradise,[1] 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, who would later serve as the Ayyubid regent of Aleppo. It is the largest and best known of the Ayyubid madrasas in Aleppo.[2] Due to its location outside the city walls, the madrasa was developed as a freestanding structure.[3]
- ^ Burns, Ross (2013). Aleppo, A History. Routledge. pp. 160–163. ISBN 9780415737210.
- ^ Terry, Allan (2003). Ayyubid Architecture. Solipsist Press. ISBN 0-944940-02-1.
- ^ Firdaws Madrasa Archived 2011-09-13 at the Wayback Machine Archnet Digital Library.