Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa

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36°11′49.5″N 37°9′42″E / 36.197083°N 37.16167°E / 36.197083; 37.16167

al-Sultaniyah Madrasa
الْمَدْرَسَة السُّلْطَانِيَّة
al-Sultaniyah Madrasa
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TypeMadrassah
Established1223; 801 years ago (1223)
CampusUrban
AffiliationIslamic

Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa (Arabic: الْمَدْرَسَة السُّلْطَانِيَّة, romanizedal-Madrasa as-Sulṭānīyah), is a madrasah complex located across from the Citadel entrance in the Ancient city of Aleppo, Syria. It is a religious, educational and funerary complex. It contains the tomb of sultan Malik al-Zaher the son of Ayyubid Sultan Saladin. [1] However, satellite pictures show it has been bombed out of existence.

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  1. ^ Sultaniyya Madrasa Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Archnet Digital Library.