The Al-Hadba minaret was built in 1172 A.D. by the Seljuk ruler Nur al-Din as part of the religious complex of the mosque, and was 45 metres high. Its iconic name, which means “hunchback” in ...

Constructed in the second half of the 12th century, the mosque was named after Nur Al Din Mahmoud Zangi, a Turkic ruler of the Syrian province who famously unified Muslim forces against the Crusaders.

southwest of the Great Umayyad Mosque It was built in two phases. The Zangid sultan Nur al-Din Zangi erected the main building in 1154. An extension was added to the building in 1242 by a doctor ...

“During the incursion, the occupation forces stormed and searched several mosques, including al-Satoon Mosque, Ajaj Mosque, ...