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Madrasa Quilijiye

The Madrasa Quilijiye (1247-54), of which the entrance is hidden behind a later built building. It is the first Ayyubid façade in Damascus with “ablaq” (the contrasting stone one sees so often).

It's built at the southeast corner of the Azem Palace.
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