The Az-Zahiriyah library in Damascus, Syria dates back to 1277, taking its name from its founder Sultan Baibars (1223–1277). Building this library was his father’s idea but he died before he could achieve it. Initially Az-Zahiriah was a public school in charge of teaching Quranic sciences. The decorations, carvings, and writing on the building walls, in addition to the gate which bears geometric designs and patterns, make the library one of the most important buildings in Damascus. It is located at Bab el Barid in the Al-Amara neighborhood.
Al-Shamiyah al-Kubra Madrasa or al-Mu'azzamiyya Madrasa is a 12th-century madrasah complex located in Damascus, Syria.
Al-Mujahidiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in Damascus, Syria. Built in 1141 by Burid governor Mujahid al-Din bin Bazan bin Yammin al-Kurdu.
Al-Sahiba Madrasa is a 13th-century madrasah located in Damascus, Syria.
The Khusraw mosque Arabized as Khusruwiyah Mosque was a mosque complex in Aleppo, Syria. It was located southeast of the Citadel. The mosque was commissioned by Husrev Pasa while he was governor of Aleppo under Sultan Suleiman I. It was designed by the renowned court architect Mimar Sinan.
Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.
Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa, 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.
Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa is a 13th-century madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.
Al-Firdaws Madrasa is a madrasah complex located southwest of Bab al-Maqam in Aleppo, Syria. It is the largest and best known of the Ayyubid madrasas in Aleppo. Due to its location outside the city walls, the madrasa was developed as a freestanding structure.
Al-Kamiliyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.
Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa is a 12th-century madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.
Al-Sharafiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.
Al-Ahmadiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in old Aleppo, Syria.
Al-Halawiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex located in al-Jalloum district of the Ancient city of Aleppo, Syria. It is built in 1124 on the site of Aleppo's Great Byzantine Cathedral of Saint Helena of the 5th century, where, according to tradition, a Roman temple once stood. Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, built a great Byzantine cathedral there. When the Crusaders were pillaging the surrounding countryside, the city's chief judge started to convert the cathedral into a mosque in 1123 during the reign of Balak Ibn Bahram Ibn Ourtoq. In 1149, Nur al-Din converted the building into a madrasah; an Islamic-religious school for the followers of the Hanafi madhab.
Al-Muqaddamiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.
Al-Qilijiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex located between Al-Buzuriyah Souq and the Azm Palace inside the walled old city of Damascus, Syria.
Al-Fathiyah Madrasa is a madrasah complex in Damascus, Syria. It was built in 1743 by an Ottoman official named Fethi Al-Defterdar.
