Minarets

Al-Ghwanmeh gate Minaret / Minaret of Saraya / Minaret Qalawun

In the northern gallery of Al-Aqsa Mosque – in the far west.

Built
677 AH / 1278 CE
Built by
By Judge Sharaf al-Din Abdul Rahman (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques)
Era
Mamluk

Reason for the name

The reason behind its name “the minaret of the Gate of Gwanmah”: Because it is near to the door of Gwanma ( bab Al-ghwanma )

The reason for naming it the minaret of the Saraya: Because it is located next to the Ottoman Saraya (Al-Omariya school at the moment)

The reason for calling it a lighthouse Qalawun: Because the minaret was renewed in his reign

Builder

By Judge Sharaf al-Din Abdul Rahman (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques).

The reason behind its name “the minaret of the Gate of Gwanmah”: Because it is near to the door of Gwanma ( bab Al-ghwanma )

The reason for naming it the minaret of the Saraya: Because it is located next to the Ottoman Saraya (Al-Omariya school at the moment)

The reason for calling it a lighthouse Qalawun: Because the minaret was renewed in his reign

In the northern gallery of Al-Aqsa Mosque – in the far west

East West Dome of the Rock

By Judge Sharaf al-Din Abdul Rahman (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques)

Mamluk Period – During the reign of Sultan Hossamuddin Lajin (677 AH / 1278 AD) Book the parameters under the microscope Mamluk / Umayyad Period (697 AH / 1297 AD) Atlas of the Mosque Aqsa Mosque and the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque archive

One of the tallest minarets, and more elaborate than the motifs. The length of the minarets is 38 meters and is on a four-sided base.

The upper part is octagonal, with a large number of marble columns. It was renovated with the construction of the Minaret of the Chain during the reign of Sultan Muhammad ibn Qalawun in 730 AH / 1329 AD, and renewed the Supreme Islamic Council Rafafha (where callers of pray stand) in 1341 H / 1923, and was last restored in 2001 after being affected by the tunnels passing under which oversees the minaret on different Al-Aqsa Mosque Because of its great height and its distinctive location, the occupying entity sought to control it through the neighboring school of Al-Omar, which it had robbed since the beginning of the occupation of the mosque.

The reason for calling it the minaret of the Gate of Gwanmah is because it is near to the Al-Gwanma gate ( bab Al-ghwanma ) ,the reason for its designation is the minaret of the Saraya; because it is located next to the Ottoman Saraya (Al-Omariya school at the moment) ,the reason for calling it a lighthouse Qalawun; because the minaret was renewed in his reign, it is located In the northern gallery of Al-Aqsa Mosque – in the far west; east West Dome of the Rock Built by Judge Sharaf al-Din Abdul Rahman (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques) In the Mamluk Period – During the reign of Sultan Hossamuddin Lajin (677 AH / 1278 AD)

History

Mamluk Period – During the reign of Sultan Hossamuddin Lajin (677 AH / 1278 AD)

Book the parameters under the microscope

Mamluk / Umayyad Period (697 AH / 1297 AD) Atlas of the Mosque

Aqsa Mosque and the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque archive