Mosques

The Abdul Wahed mosque and Al-Uwaysiat mosque were both recently restored and are located east of Madrassa al-Tuwashiyat. The first dates from 1306, making it one of the oldest mosques in Tripoli, while...

The large green-domed Taynal mosque is a great example of the magnificent Mamluk architecture. Constructed from 1326 until 1336 on the site of a former 13th-century Carmelite church, its interior displays...

Originally constructed as a school in 1315 by a Kurdish prince, the white domed Burtasiya mosque with a large square minaret is situated on the banks of the Abu Ali River opposite Khan al-Khayyatin. It...

Constructed between 1294 and 1315, the large and beautiful Great Mosque is built over the ruins of a 12th-century Crusader cathedral, which was burned by the Mamluks. Making use of parts of the old cathedral...