Bahsita Mosque

The Bahsita Mosque, also known as Sita Mosque, is a mosque in Aleppo, Syria, dating from the Mamluk period. It is located in al-Aqaba district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site, near the Bab al-Faraj Clock Tower and the National Library of Aleppo.

Overview

The mosque was built in 1350 CE. According to the Aleppine historian Sheikh Kamel al-Ghazzi, the name of the mosque is derived from the Syriac name of the neighbourhood Bet Hasiota or Bet Hasda, meaning the house of purity.
In 1911, the mosque's octagonal minaret was moved to the eastern side of the building to allow enough space to widen the nearby street.