Altun Bogha Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع أَلْتُونْبُوغَا, romanized: Jāmiʿ ʾAltūnbūḡā) is one of the oldest mosques in Aleppo, Syria. It is located in the Ancient part of the city, east to the Citadel of Aleppo. It is also known as the mosque of Sahat al-Milh (Arabic: جَامِع سَاحَة الْمِلْح, romanized: Jāmiʿ Sāḥat al-Milḥ) or the Salt square mosque, as it was built near a large salt warehouse.
| Altun Bogha Mosque جَامِع أَلْتُونْبُوغَا | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Region | Levant |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Altunbogha district, Aleppo, Syria |
  Location within Ancient City of Aleppo | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°11′48″N 37°10′00″E / 36.196545°N 37.166666°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Mamluk |
| Completed | 1318 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Materials | Stone |
History
editThe mosque was built in 1318 by the Circassian ruler of Aleppo; emir Alaaddin Altun Bogha al-Nasiri, during the reign of the Mamluk sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad. It was built on the place of one of the earliest mosques in Aleppo, the mosque of al-Midan al-Aswad. The dome of the mosque is famous for its internal decoration characterized with the traditional Islamic muqarnas.[1]
In the modern era, the mosque was partially renovated in 1921.
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