Middle East
Syria
Damascus Governorate

Salimiyya Takiyya

The Salimiyya Takiyya, also known as the Ibn Arabi Mosque, is a takiyya in as-Salihiyya, . The complex was built over and in the surroundings of Ibn Arabi's tomb in 924 AH by the Ottoman sultan Selim I upon his return from the conquest of .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: takiyya in Damascus
  • Also known as: “Shaikh Mohiddin Mosque” and “مسجد الشيخ محي الدين”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hanabila Mosque and Mount Qasioun.

Mosque
The , also called the Muzaffari Mosque, is an early Ayyubid-era in , . The mosque was in use by 604 AH; with the minaret completed in 606 AH. is situated 260 metres northeast of Salimiyya Takiyya.

Peak
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
is a mountain overlooking the city of , . It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications.

Museum
Photo: Aziz1005, Public domain.
The National Museum of Damascus is a museum in the heart of , . As the country's national museum as well as its largest, this museum covers the entire range of Syrian history over a span of over 11 millennia. is situated 2 km south of Salimiyya Takiyya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rukn Al Din and Sarouja.

Town
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or is a municipality of , . In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city.

Town
Photo: Raghad.kabtool, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality of , , due north of the Old Damascus. It was the first part of Damascus to be built outside the city walls in the 13th century.

Quarter
is a neighborhood and district of the al-Salihiyah municipality of , . It had a population of 12,798 in the 2004 census. In the 1936 French Mandate census, had a population of 9,600, all Muslims.

Salimiyya Takiyya

Latitude
33.52939° or 33° 31′ 46″ north
Longitude
36.28801° or 36° 17′ 17″ east
Open location code
8G5RG7HQ+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13373002889
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q12204260
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Salimiyya Takiyya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “التكية السليمية”
  • Azerbaijani: “Səlimiyyə təkyəsi”
  • French: “takiyya Salimiyya”
  • French: “Takiyya Salimiyya”
  • German: “Takiyya al-Salimiyya”
  • Persian: “تکیه سلیمیه”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سلیمیه تکیه‌سی”
  • Tajik: “Такяи Салимия”
  • Turkish: “Şam Selimiye Külliyesi”
  • Urdu: “تکیہ سلیمیہ”
  • Uzbek: “Salimiya takyasi”
  • Uzbek: “Salimiyya takyasi”
  • Western Panjabi: “تکیہ سلیمیہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include جامع الحاجبية and ميدان شيخ محي الدين.

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