Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque
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The al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque is located in the Christian Quarter
of the Old City of Jerusalem.
. Following the Crusader
surrender of Jerusalem to Salah al-Din
in 1187, it became a convent
for Sufi mystics. Its minaret was built in around 1417.
Christian Quarter
The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter...
of the Old City of Jerusalem.
History
The mosque is situated on the former palace of the Latin PatriarchLatin Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title possessed by the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Cyprus...
. Following the Crusader
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
surrender of Jerusalem to Salah al-Din
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
in 1187, it became a convent
Khanqah
A Khanqah, Khaniqah , ribat, zawiya, or tekke is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood, or tariqa, and is a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation...
for Sufi mystics. Its minaret was built in around 1417.