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Madressa al-Uthmaniya

Front view of Madressa Uthmaniyyah
Front view of Madressa Uthmaniyyah

Madressa al-Uthmaniya is located on the western wall of Masjid al-Aqsa, between the door of Suq al-Qattanin and Madressa al-Ashrafiyya. The madressa (school)  was funded and built by Isfahan Shah Khatun, a princess of the Ottoman dynasty. The building is distinctive due to it’s double window surmounted by two circular medallions and a rose window.


References: HUMA’s travel guide to Palestine

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