Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha Complex
Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha | |
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Native name وقف ابشير باشا (Arabic) | |
Location | Al-Jdayde, Aleppo, Syria |
Coordinates | 36°12′23.2″N 37°09′25.4″E / 36.206444°N 37.157056°E |
Built | 1652 |
The Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha (AR: وقف ابشير باشا) is a sizeable 17th Century endowment complex built by wazir Ipshir Mustafa Pasha in 1652 who was then governor of Aleppo.
Background
The Ibshir Mustafa Pasha Waqf complex is one of a number of notable historic structures built in 17th Century Aleppo.[1] The complex included a khan, three qaysariyya, textile looms and dye workshop, a souk, bread ovens, a sebil and a coffee-house noted for its fine decorations.[2][3] The Bahram Pasha waqf hammam's lies in an adjacent building. They provided a shared 'public' space and commercial opportunity for local Christian and Muslim inhabitants and led to its neighbourhood of Al-Jdayde to become Aleppo's second economic centre.[4]
Recent developments
The complex suffered damage from street fighting and intermittent shelling throughout Syria's civil war. In particular, a series of underground explosions that occurred in April 2015 devastated the building and surrounding area.[5][6][7]
The Waqf complex is listed as one of 25 most significant restoration sites proposed for the Old City of Aleppo.[8]
Further reading
- David, Jean-Claude. Le waqf d’Ipšīr Pāšā à Alep (1063/1653): Étude d’urbanisme historique. Avec la collaboration de Bruno Chauffert-Yvart. Damascus: Presses de l'Ifpo, 1982. (in French)
- David, Jean-Claude. Le waqf d’Ipšīr Pāšā à Alep (1063/1653): Étude d’urbanisme historique. Avec la collaboration de Bruno Chauffert-Yvart. Damascus: Presses de l'Ifpo, 1982. (in French)
- Watenpaugh, Heghnar Zeitlian.(2004) The Image of an Ottoman City: Imperial Architecture and Urban Experience in Aleppo in the 16th and 17th Centuries. Leiden: Brill
- Die Organisation des religiösen Raums in Aleppo. Die Rolle der islamischen religiösen Stiftungen (auqāf) in der Gesellschaft einer Provinzhauptstadt des Osmanischen Reiches an der Wende zum 19. Jahrhundert. Beirut: Orient-Institut Beirut, 2009. (in German)
- Jean-Claude David, Thierry Boissière. (2014) La destruction du patrimoine culturel à Alep : banalité d’unfait de guerre?. Confluences [en] Méditerranée, l’Harmattan 2014/2 N.89 pp.163-171 (in French)
- Stefan Knost (2015) The Christian Communities in Ottoman Aleppo and the Role of Religious Endowments (Waqf), in: Hidemitsu Kuroki (ed.), Human Mobility and Multi-ethnic Coexistence in Middle Eastern Societies 1, pp. 41-57.
See also
Gallery
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Facade of Waqf Cafe
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Waqf cafe interior
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Dome of Waqf Cafe
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Rooftop view over Waqf Hammam
References
- ^ Stefan Knost. "The Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha | وقف ابشير مصطفى باشا Urban and social historical background". L.I.S.A. WISSENSCHAFTSPORTAL GERDA HENKEL STIFTUNG. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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(help) - ^ David, Jean-Claude (2015-03-16). Le Waqf d'Ipšīr Pāšā à Alep (1063-1653) : Étude d'urbanisme historique. Études arabes, médiévales et modernes (in French). Beyrouth: Presses de l’Ifpo. ISBN 9782351595077.
- ^ Deguilhem, Randi. "Waqf in the City" (PDF). The City in the Islamic World. 94/1 & 94/2: 932.
- ^ Stiftung, Gerda Henkel. "Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha - Urban and social historical background". L.I.S.A. WISSENSCHAFTSPORTAL GERDA HENKEL STIFTUNG. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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(help) - ^ "ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives Weekly Report 38 (April 27, 2015)". ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ Rami Alafandi, Issam Ballouz, Alaa Haddad (August 2017). "Damage assessment | تقييم الضرر". The Waqf of Ibshir Mustafa Pasha - Damage Assessment. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Video Excerpt: Underground explosions in Al Jdayde April 2015 on and near Sahat al Hatab Aleppo, retrieved 2019-06-13
- ^ Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums & Aga Khan Trust for Culture (2019). [Draft] PLAN OF RECONSTRUCTION AND RECOVERY OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF ALEPPO Strategy and Proposed Restoration Projects. p. 194.