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Murad Pasha Mosque

Syria, Syria · built 1568

Al-Naqshabandi Mosque (Jāmiʿ al-Naqšabandī) after the Naqshbandi Sufi order which it served as a center for. The mosque is also known as Murad Pasha Mosque (Jāmiʿ Murād Bāšā). It is an early Ottoman-era mosque and mausoleum in Damascus, Syria, located in the Suwayqa sector of the Al-Midan quarter. The mosque was erected and named after Murad Pasha, who served as the Ottoman governor ("wali") of Damascus between 1568-1569. The mosque was built in 1568.

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