Al Burtasiyat Madrassa-Mosque

Meet the colors of the Mosque

A hot September afternoon when I arrive at the Al Burtasiyat Mosque, built in 1376 by Issa al-Burtassé, named after him, dating back to the Mamluk period. The district in which it is located is poor ...

We found the Al Burtasiyat Madrassa Mosque all by accident as...

We found the Al Burtasiyat Madrassa Mosque all by accident as we were all disappointed that we could not visit the inside of the Great Mosque. So we all decided to visit the many other old sites withi...

Only open during prayer times?

The architecture outside is quite beautiful, so I expected a lot when going inside... Unfortunately, there is a guy that has a key and it is only open during prayer times :(

Old Places where people of tripoli used to be tought

In these places , citizens of tripoli used to be taught religious lessons and other sciences also, so old, more than 400 years old, its called kottab

MAMLUK PERIOD MOSQUE-MADRASSAH EASILY ACCESSED FROM SOUK AL HARAJ

I chanced upon this small and beautiful mosque-madrassa set in a garden on the west bank of the neglected Abou Au river just outside the Souk al Haraj and below the Citadel of Raymond de Saint Gilles....