History
It was built on the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the architect Mimar Sinan between 1554 and 1560. A separate madrasa (Al-Salimiyah Madrasa) was added to the southeast of the Tekiyya complex by Selim II and is linked to the Tekiyya complex with a souk. Hospices were built around the mosque to accompany dervishes, known for their religious chants and whirling dances. It has been described as "The finest example in Damascus of Ottoman architecture".
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