Minaret Bab Al Al-Ghwanmeh

Landmark Location:
In the northern gallery of Al-Aqsa Mosque – in the far west.

Landmark Location relative to Dome of the rock:
 East West Dome of the Rock.

Landmark History:
Mamluk Period – During the reign of Sultan Hossamuddin Lajin (677 AH / 1278 AD)
Book the parameters under the microscope
Mamluk / Umayyad Period (697 AH / 1297 AD) Atlas of the Mosque
Aqsa Mosque and the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque archive

Reason of the name:
-The reason behind its name “the minaret of the Gate of Gwanmah”: Because it is near to the door of Gwanma ( bab Al-ghwanma )
-The reason for naming it the minaret of the Saraya: Because it is located next to the Ottoman Saraya (Al-Omariya school at the moment)
-The reason for calling it a lighthouse Qalawun: Because the minaret was renewed in his reign

Builder Name:
By Judge Sharaf al-Din Abdul Rahman (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques).

-The reason behind its name “the minaret of the Gate of Gwanmah”: Because it is near to the door of Gwanma ( bab Al-ghwanma )
-The reason for naming it the minaret of the Saraya: Because it is located next to the Ottoman Saraya (Al-Omariya school at the moment)
-The reason for calling it a lighthouse Qalawun: Because the minaret was renewed in his reign
– In the northern gallery of Al-Aqsa Mosque – in the far west
– East West Dome of the Rock
– By Judge Sharaf al-Din Abdul Rahman (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques)
– Mamluk Period – During the reign of Sultan Hossamuddin Lajin (677 AH / 1278 AD) Book the parameters under the microscope Mamluk / Umayyad Period (697 AH / 1297 AD) Atlas of the Mosque Aqsa Mosque and the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque archive
– One of the tallest minarets, and more elaborate than the motifs. The length of the minarets is 38 meters and is on a four-sided base.
– The upper part is octagonal, with a large number of marble columns. It was renovated with the construction of the Minaret of the Chain during the reign of Sultan Muhammad ibn Qalawun in 730 AH / 1329 AD, and renewed the Supreme Islamic Council Rafafha (where callers of pray stand) in 1341 H / 1923, and was last restored in 2001 after being affected by the tunnels passing under which oversees the minaret on different Al-Aqsa Mosque Because of its great height and its distinctive location, the occupying entity sought to control it through the neighboring school of Al-Omar, which it had robbed since the beginning of the occupation of the mosque.
– The reason for calling it the minaret of the Gate of Gwanmah is because it is near to the Al-Gwanma gate ( bab Al-ghwanma ) ,the reason for its designation is the minaret of the Saraya; because it is located next to the Ottoman Saraya (Al-Omariya school at the moment) ,the reason for calling it a lighthouse Qalawun; because the minaret was renewed in his reign, it is located In the northern gallery of Al-Aqsa Mosque – in the far west; east West Dome of the Rock Built by Judge Sharaf al-Din Abdul Rahman (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques) In the Mamluk Period – During the reign of Sultan Hossamuddin Lajin (677 AH / 1278 AD)