The Great Al-Madrasa Al-Nouriya
Tourist Attractions, Damascus Old City
Islamic Schools, Shrines
The Seljuq King Nour Eddine Zengi built this Islamic school in the second half o the 12th century, and he is laid to rest in it. Nour Eddine chose this particular spot to build Al-Madrasa Al-Nouriya because it is where the house of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiya Bin Abi Sufyan used to be in the 8th century....