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Schools & lodges · Western boundary immediately south of Chain Gate

Al-Tankiziyya Madrasa

المدرسة التنكزية
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Tankiziyya Madrasa exterior.
Tankiziyya Madrasa exterior.Photograph · 2007-10-24 12:49:18
Dr. Abdullah Marouf·CC BY 3.0· Resized and converted to WebP for the web; cropped in cards. Original image license retained.

Overview

A Mamluk foundation spanning the western boundary, historically associated with teaching and a law court. [1]

Al-Tankiziyya adjoins Chain Gate, with parts of the complex on either side of the sanctuary’s western boundary. Its name commemorates Emir Sayf al-Din Tankiz, the Mamluk governor associated with several nearby building projects. [1]

The Awqaf record dates the foundation to 1328 and traces its uses through hadith teaching and judicial administration. Its Ottoman court function explains the name al-Mahkama, also used for the neighboring gate area and minaret. [1]

Understand this place

Madrasas and the architecture of learningMamluk Al-Quds: schools, water and gateways

Sources & provenance

References for this place, with links from the statements they support. Dates and religious traditions retain the attribution of their sources.

  1. 1
    المدرسة التنكزية

    Jerusalem Awqaf · monument record (Arabic) · Location, history, naming and architectural description

    Consulted 2026-10-13

    A custodial record. Religious associations are attributed; historical operating details are not current access information.

  2. 2
    A Guide to Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Ash-Sharif (2015)

    PASSIA · Jerusalem Awqaf · Hashemite Fund · Printed pp. 54–65; map legend on PDF page 35

    Consulted 2026-10-13

    Custodial guide from an Islamic perspective. Used for the baseline inventory and schematic relative positions; its access descriptions are historical, not live advice.

About this record

Relative positions are illustrative; this is a heritage atlas, not a walking route or live access map.

Historical institutional uses do not imply present public access to the building.

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