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Haydar-Khana Mosque ( ) is a historic mosque in Baghdad , Iraq .¹ Situated in Al Rasheed Street , the mosque was originally built by and attributed to Haydar Pasha Jalabi bin Muhammad Jalabi Shah Bandar, who is buried in the same place along with some members of his family. The mosque was later reconstructed and expanded during 1819-1827 by the Wazir of Baghdad Dawud Pasha , the last wali of the Mamluk dynasty in Iraq. Dawud Pasha established the madrasa in the same place, known as Madrasa al-Dawudia. There is also an attached library. Reconstruction and maintenance were carried out in 1827 during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud Khan bin Abdul-Hamid, again in 1890 by the Ottoman emir Abdul-Hamid Al-Thani. During this time, an attached water shop which faced the nearby Souq Haydar-Khana was demolished. During the 1920s, the mosque was utilized as an assembly place for revolutionaries who carried out numbers of revolutions throughout the decade. Haydar-Khana Mosque is considered one of the finest examples of the Ottoman constructions in Baghdad . The mosque is square-shaped, and the three doors are made of marble. Inside the mosque, there are mushollas (prayer space) for summer and winter, and the winter musholla is topped by the blue dome with two smaller domes and a minaret surrounding it.² Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood .³ US Department of Defense .⁴

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Ancient Abbasid mosque in Baghdad, Iraq The Haydar-Khana Mosque ( ) is a historic mosque located near al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad , Iraq , built by al-Nasir during the Abbasid Caliphate . The mosque is situated on al-Rasheed Street and is located in the Haydar-Khana locality surrounded by buildings, shrines, and cafés. The Mosque is considered one of the most beautiful and perfect mosques in Baghdad in terms of engineering and architectural construction and is also considered important for its contribution to revolutionary ideas against British colonialism of Iraq . It is also a great symbol for Iraqis because it is the center national events of the religious, political and social diversity of the region. "محمد هاشم الخطاط ثـروة وطنية نـادرة و تجربــة فنيــة رائـــدة" . منتديات فخامة العراق (in Arabic). Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood .

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Historical mosque in Baghdad, Iraq The Haydar-Khana Mosque ( Arabic : جامع الحيدرخانة ) is a historic mosque situated on al-Rashid Street at the Haydar-Khana locality in Baghdad , Iraq . Originally built on top of an older mosque built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir , the modern mosque was ordered to be built by the Mamluk Dawud Pasha . The mosque is one of Baghdad's most recognizable historical landmarks known for its architecture, role as a public sphere , and religious activities. The Mosque is considered one of the most beautiful and perfect mosques in Baghdad in terms of engineering and architectural construction and is also considered important for its contribution to revolutionary ideas against British colonialism of Iraq . It is also a great symbol for Iraqis because it was the center of national events of the religious, political and social diversity of the region.

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