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Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the present day. The Islamic world encompasses a wide geographic area historically ranging from western Africa and Europe to eastern Asia.
Umayyad architecture developed in the Umayyad Caliphate between 661 and 750, primarily in its heartlands of Syria and Palestine.It drew extensively on the architecture of older Middle Eastern and Mediterranean civilizations including the Sassanian Empire and especially the Byzantine Empire, but introduced innovations in decoration and form.
M. Madrasa; Mahal (palace) Mamluk architecture; Mammadbayli Mausoleum; Mashrabiya; Mausoleum of Sheikh Juneyd; Mausoleum of Kara Koyunlu emirs; Mausoleums of Aghbil
The oldest identifiable Islamic building in Afghanistan. [103] Construction dated to either the 9th century [104] or to 794. [105] Jamia Masjid, Banbhore Banbhore, Sindh Pakistan: 727: This is the oldest mosque of Pakistan which is located in Bhambore. [106] Also believed to be the first mosque in South Asia. [107] Built after the conquest of ...
The coastal town of Zabid was Yemen's capital from the 13th to 15th century. It was a fortified town, with four gates, watchtowers, a citadel, and wall fragments still remaining. It was an important centre of learning during the early Islamic period from the 7th century on, with a large number of mosques and madrasas.
Sabil is an Arabic word for the place or the building which offers free fresh drinking water to passers-by or whoever asks for it. A kuttab is a place which provides elementary education for children. It was very common in old Islamic Egypt. Kuttabs are still available as an activity of some mosques to teach the children the Quran.
Interior of the Great Mosque of Mahdiya (originally built in early 10th century; mostly reconstructed in the 20th century) Aqmar Mosque, Cairo (early 12th century). The Fatimid architecture that developed in the Fatimid Caliphate (909–1167 CE) of North Africa combined elements of eastern and western architecture, drawing on Abbasid architecture, Byzantine, Ancient Egyptian, Coptic ...
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