DAMASCUS · WALKABLE AREA
Al-Salihiyah
Hillside quarter of schools and shrines on Mount Qasioun.
PLACES TO VISIT
29 places in Al-Salihiyah
Abdullah Fa'iz al-Daghestani Mosque & Tombجامع وقبر عبد الله فائز الداغستانيMosqueMosque and tomb of Abdullah Fa'iz al-Daghestani (1891–1973), Dagestani-born Naqshbandi Sufi master who settled on Qasioun and taught seekers from across the world.al-Bashir Mosqueجامع البشيرMosqueNeighbourhood mosque in the Rukn al-Din quarter, rebuilt in the 20th century and known for its Qur'an memorisation circles.al-Durr al-Muhammadi Mosqueجامع الدر المحمديMosqueModern mosque in Rukn al-Din whose name — 'the Muhammadan pearl' — honours the Prophet; a centre for mawlid gatherings.al-Hajibiyya Mosqueجامع الحاجبيةMosqueMamluk-era mosque and madrasa in al-Salihiyya, founded by a chamberlain (hajib) of the sultan's court.al-Hanabila Mosqueجامع الحنابلةMosqueThe Hanbali Mosque of al-Salihiyya (1202–13), oldest surviving mosque on the slopes of Qasioun, built by the Banu Qudama family of Palestinian Hanbali scholars.al-Nabulsi Mosqueجامع النابلسيMosqueMosque of the Nabulsi family in al-Salihiyya, associated with the household of the mystic Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi.al-Qaymari Bimaristanالبيمارستان القيمريLandmarkAyyubid hospital founded by the emir Sayf al-Din al-Qaymari around 1248 in al-Salihiyya; it treated patients free of charge into the 20th century.al-Rukniyya Mosque & Madrasaجامع ومدرسة الركنيةMosqueAyyubid madrasa in al-Salihiyya founded by the emir Rukn al-Din Mankuras (13th c.), combining a domed tomb chamber with teaching halls.al-Sharkasiyya Mosque & Madrasaجامع ومدرسة الشركسيةMosqueMadrasa-mosque founded for Circassian mamluks in the Salihiyya quarter, later serving as a neighbourhood mosque.al-Taghaliba Cemeteryمقبرة التغالبةCemeteryOld cemetery of the Banu Taghlib quarter, one of the historic Arab tribal neighbourhoods of Damascus.al-Umariyya Schoolالمدرسة العمريةSchool & LibraryThe Umariyya Madrasa, first school of al-Salihiyya, founded in the 12th century by the Banu Qudama refugees from Palestine; for centuries the Hanbali quarter's centre of learning.Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Mosqueجامع محيي الدين ابن العربيMosqueOttoman mosque raised by Sultan Selim I in 1518 over the tomb of Ibn Arabi; the heart of the Salihiyya quarter and a magnet for Sufi visitors ever since.Mulla Ramadan al-Buti Mosqueجامع ملا رمضان البوطيMosqueMosque named for Mulla Ramadan al-Buti (d. 1990), Kurdish scholar who migrated from Turkey and taught in Damascus; father of the famed shaykh Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti.Prophet Dhu al-Kifl Cemeteryمقبرة نبي الله ذي الكفلCemeteryHillside cemetery beside the Dhu al-Kifl mosque on Qasioun, overlooking the city.Prophet Dhu al-Kifl Mosqueمسجد نبي الله ذي الكفلMosqueMosque on Qasioun associated by local tradition with the Prophet Dhu al-Kifl, mentioned in the Qur'an and often identified with Ezekiel.Qadi Ibn al-Zaki Cemeteryمقبرة القاضي ابن الزكيCemeteryCemetery named for the Banu al-Zaki family, hereditary chief judges of Damascus in the Ayyubid age.Shaykh Ibrahim Cemeteryمقبرة الشيخ إبراهيمCemeterySmall quarter cemetery gathered around the grave of a local shaykh Ibrahim.Shaykh Khalid Cemeteryمقبرة الشيخ خالدCemeteryHillside cemetery on Qasioun around the tomb of Khalid al-Naqshbandi, favoured by the Naqshbandi order.Suraqa ibn Malik Mosqueجامع سراقة بن مالكMosqueMosque named for Suraqa ibn Malik, the companion who pursued the Prophet during the hijra, embraced Islam, and was promised the bracelets of Khosrow.Tomb of Abd al-Fattah al-Saydawiقبر عبد الفتاح الصيداويTomb & ShrineTomb of Abd al-Fattah al-Saydawi, Damascene Qur'an master whose chains of recitation are still transmitted in the city.Tomb of Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsiقبر عبد الغني النابلسيTomb & ShrineTomb of Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi (1641–1731), prolific Damascene polymath — Sufi, poet, jurist, and traveller — who wrote over 200 works on everything from mysticism to agriculture and dream interpretation.Tomb of Emir Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iriقبر الأمير عبد القادر الجزائريTomb & ShrineOriginal burial place of Emir Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri (1808–1883), hero of the Algerian resistance against France, Sufi philosopher, and protector of thousands of Christians in the 1860 Damascus riots. His remains were moved to Algiers in 1966.Tomb of Ibn Malikقبر ابن مالكTomb & ShrineTomb of Ibn Malik (d. 1274), the Andalusian-born grammarian whose thousand-verse 'Alfiyya' remains the most memorised Arabic grammar text ever written; he taught at the Adiliyya until his death.Tomb of Isa al-Kurdiقبر عيسى الكرديTomb & ShrineTomb of Isa al-Kurdi (1831–1912), Kurdish-born scholar and Sufi who settled in Damascus and trained a generation of the city's shaykhs.Tomb of Khalid al-Naqshbandiقبر خالد النقشبنديTomb & ShrineTomb of Khalid al-Baghdadi al-Naqshbandi (1779–1827), Kurdish Sufi master who renewed the Naqshbandi order across the Ottoman world; his Khalidiyya branch reached from the Balkans to Sumatra. He died in Damascus of the plague.Tomb of Muhammad Amin al-Kharbutliقبر محمد أمين الخربطليTomb & ShrineTomb of Muhammad Amin al-Kharbutli, an Anatolian-born scholar of Kharput who taught and died in Damascus.Tomb of Muhammad Amin al-Zamalkaniقبر محمد أمين الزملكانيTomb & ShrineTomb of Muhammad Amin al-Zamalkani, Damascene scholar of the Zamalka family remembered for teaching jurisprudence in the Umayyad Mosque.Tomb of Muhammad Sukkarقبر محمد سكرTomb & ShrineTomb of the Damascene shaykh Muhammad Sukkar, a 20th-century teacher of Shafi'i law and spiritual guide in the old city.Tomb of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabiقبر محيي الدين ابن العربيTomb & ShrineTomb of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi (1165–1240), 'al-Shaykh al-Akbar' — the Andalusian mystic-philosopher whose doctrine of the unity of being shaped Sufism from Morocco to Java. He spent his final years in Damascus.
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