Sahrāwardī Mosque

mosque, Baghdad, Iraq

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The Sahrāwardī Mosque is an Islamic law college and mosque located in Baghdad, Iraq, built in 1234 during the late Abbasid period. It is one of several significant architectural examples from this era in Baghdad, alongside the Abbasid Palace and the Mustansiriyyah madrasah. While no monuments survive from Baghdad's early Abbasid period, the Sahrāwardī Mosque represents a later architectural style from the 13th century.1

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…restored as museums, and the Sahrāwardī Mosque (1234). The Wasṭānī Gate, the only remnant of the medieval wall, has been converted into the Arms Museum.
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…restored as museums, and the Sahrāwardī Mosque (1234). The Wasṭānī Gate, the only remnant of the medieval wall, has been converted into the Arms Museum.
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