El Basha mosque
An 18th-century Ottoman mosque in the Bab al-Saray quarter, built by the al-Jalili dynasty and once known as al-Khabazin, the Bakers' Mosque. Several of the dynasty that governed Ottoman Mosul are buried within. Damaged under ISIS, it was rebuilt in its original form by local artists and sculptors.
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The Bakers' Mosque
Before it took the name of the Pasha who completed it, this mosque was known as al-Khabazin — the Bakers' Mosque — for the trade quarter it served. The old name still preserves the memory of the working district around it.
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Resting Place of the Jalili Pashas
El Basha is one of the oldest mosques built by the al-Jalili dynasty that governed Ottoman Mosul, and several members of the family are buried within it, tying the building to the rulers of the 18th-century city.
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