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A mashrabiya or mashrabiyya (Arabic: مشربية) is an architectural element which is characteristic of traditional architecture in the Islamic world and beyond. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a type of projecting oriel window enclosed with carved wood latticework located on the upper floors of a building, sometimes enhanced with stained glass .
The furjat (Arabic: فُرجات) or luhuj (Arabic: لُّهُوج) are small rectangular, triangular, square and arrow openings pierced in a wall to promote adequate air movement, lighting to the interior spaces, and the view from inside to outside. These small openings do not have a purely decorative function but are arranged vertically ...
A Mudhif / m u ˈ d iː f / (Arabic: المضيف al-muḍīf) is a traditional reed house made by the Ahwari people (also known as Marsh Arabs) in the swamps of southern Iraq. In the traditional Ahwari way of living, houses are constructed from reeds harvested from the marshes where they live.
The qa'a (Arabic: قاعة, romanized: qāʿa) is a roofed reception room found in the domestic architecture of affluent residences of the Islamic world. It is the most common hall type in the medieval Islamic domestic architecture. The plan of a qa'a may be inspired by the four-iwan plan (cruciform) of religious buildings. They were used to ...
The slope of the channel was constructed for an optimal flow and according to its course, the channel was in the open air or covered with flat stones. In the case of too steep slopes, and in order to avoid overflow and water losses, wells were built along the course in order to "break" the speed of the water, but also to allow the settling of ...
Ablaq (Arabic: أبلق; particolored; literally 'piebald' [1]) is an architectural technique involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is an Arabic term [ 4 ] describing a technique associated with Islamic architecture in the Arab world . [ 5 ]
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A hosh (Arabic: حوش, romanized: ḥūš), or hawsh, is a courtyard in some traditional residential complexes in the Arab world. [1] It represents the center of the housing structure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]