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Samarra |
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By: Quoted from Jacob Lassner, Sun 21 July, 2002 |
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The second great capital of the Abbasid caliphate. It was situated along the Tigris some sixty miles (ninety-seven kilometres) north of Baghdad.
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Seville |
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By: Quoted from T. Glick, Sat 20 July, 2002 |
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Spanish city located on a meander of the Guadalquivir River, ninety-seven kilometers from the Atlantic coast at Cadiz. Known as Ishbilya in Arabic, Seville was second to Cordoba in size and importance throughout most of the Islamic period.
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Palermo |
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By: Quoted from Stanley Ferber, Sat 20 July, 2002 |
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A merchant from Baghdad, described the quarters of the city, their palaces and above all their hundreds of mosques: "The mosques of the city and of the quarters round it outside the walls exceed the number of three hundred."
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Samarkand |
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By: Quoted from Ralph Hattox, Sat 20 July, 2002 |
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Conquered by the Arabs in the early eighth century, Samarkand became one of the easternmost outposts of Islam and, along with Bukhara, one of the foremost cities of Mawara' al-Nahr.
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Syrian influence in Cordoba, Spain |
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By: T. Glick, Sat 20 July, 2002 |
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The Syrianization of landscapes that took place throughout the eighth century saw the introduction of Syrian agricultural systems, of hydraulic machinery and of Syrian building techniques in such places as Seville and Valencia.
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City Design and Planning of the Abbassids |
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By: FSTC Limited, Mon 14 January, 2002 |
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The Abbassid period is characterised by large-scale design and city planning. In addition to their famous cities of Baghdad (762) and Samara (836), the Abbassids founded the settlement of Al-Rafiqa.
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Ceremonial Gates of the Abbassids |
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By: FSTC Limited, Mon 14 January, 2002 |
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Among the features of the Abbassids elaborate lifestyle that had a great impact on the architecture of this period was the ceremonial attitudes of the Abbassid Emirs which led to the spread of monumental gates and Iwans.
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Al-Zahra - City of Andalus |
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By: FSTC Limited, Sun 13 January, 2002 |
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Al-Zahra became renowned for its high advanced civilisation, style and protocol in addition to the extensively decorated walls, floors and ceilings of its buildings. Venue for the legendary reception of King Ordono IV of Leon, held in 962.
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Introduction to the Islamic City |
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By: Dr. Rabah Saoud, BA, M’Phil, PhD, Sun 14 October, 2001 |
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Dr. Rabah Saoud Islam is seen by many scholars as an urban religion, which favours communal practice on individual worship. Although, piety is the only source of appraisal, it is widely accepted that most of Islam's teaching is best practised in an urban setting. It is not surprising that Islam made particular emphasis on the form and design of the city enabling it a greater functionality and responsiveness to meet the socio-economic and cultural needs of the community. This article presents an analysis of the spatial and functional arrangements of the Islamic city and assesses their socio-cultural meanings.
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