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Generic Structure

structure function place of origin time image
  • šāḏarwān شَاذَرْوَان‎ [ara]
  • šâdorvân شادروان [pes]
  • şadırvan شادروان [ota]
  • şadrewan [kmr]
  • šedr̀vān шедр̀ва̄н [hbs]
  • shatërvan [sqi]
  • šodurvon шодурвон [tgk]
 ablution fountain Iran https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:%C5%9Ead%C4%B1rvans
  • manār منار [urd]
  • manāra مَنَارَة‎ [ara]
  • manara манара [bak,tat]
  • manora манора [tgk]
  • menara [msa]
  • menâre مناره [pes]
  • minara [rhg,tuk]
  • minara минара [kum]
  • minare [kmr,tur]
  • minare مناره [ota]
  • minarə [aze]
  • minora [uzb]
  • monāra مناره [pus]
  • munar مۇنار [uig]
  • munara [tsg]
  • munara мунара [kir]
  • munára муна́ра [hbs]
  • mūnara мұнара [kaz]
  • ṣawmaʕa صومعة [ary]
 beacon Umayyad Caliphate period https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Minarets
  • güvercinlik [tur]
  • güvercinlik گوگرجینلك [ota]
  • kabutarxâne کبوترخانه [pes]
 dovecote 13th century https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dovecotes_by_country
  • manzil منزل [arb]
 farmhouse Djerba https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Menzels
  • ribāṭ رِبَاط [arb]
 fortification Maghreb 7th century https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ribats
  • qṣar قصر [arb]
 fortified village Northern Africa https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ksour
  • bxn.t [egy]
 gate Egypt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pylons_(architecture)
  • tekhenu [egy]
 monument Egypt 20th century BC https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Obelisks
  • myr [egy]
 tomb Egypt c. 4700 BC https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pyramids_of_Egypt

Specific Building

building function location time style image
tomb Giza c. 2600 BC 640px-Pyramids_of_the_Giza_Necropolis.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Giza_pyramid_complex

monument Heliopolis 20th century BC 320px-Heliopolis200501.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Obelisk_of_Senusret_I_in_Heliopolis

[egy]

Bḥd.t

temple Edfu 237 BC – 57 BC 640px-The_Temple_of_Edfu_%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%81%D9%88.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Edfu_Temple

[arb]
مسجد الصالح طلائع

Masjid al-Salih Tala'i

mosque Cairo 1160 Fatimid 640px-Mosque_of_Salih_Talai_from_above.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Al-Salih_Tala%27i_Mosque

[arb]
قلعة قايتباي

Qalʻat Qāyitbāy

citadel Alexandria 1477 – 1479 Mamluk 592px-Alexandria_Egypt_%28235108463%29.jpeg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Citadel_of_Qaitbay

[arb]
مسجد الصالح طلائع

Qaṣr Awlād Sulṭān

fortified granery Tataouine 15th century 640px-Ksar_Ouled_Soltane_01.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ksar_Ouled_Soltane

[arb]
سبيل وكتاب عبدالرحمن كتخدا

Sabīl wa-Kuttāb 'abd-al-Raḥmān Katkhudā

monument, public fountain Cairo 1744 Mamluk 525px-Sabil-Kuttab_of_Katkhuda_%2814613468600%29.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sabil_of_Abd_al-Rahman_Katkhuda

[arb]
سبيل وكتاب عبدالرحمن كتخدا

Qaṣabat Tāwryrt

fortress Ouarzazate 19th century Berber 640px-Kasbah_Taourirt_2078_-_2080.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kasbah_Taourirt

House

Mud House

640px-Siwa-Homes2009.jpg

Sand House

514px-EL_Ryan_Valley.jpg

Stone House

480px-Village_%C3%A0_B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa%2C_en_Kabylie.jpg

Hut

Nuba Hut

640px-House_in_Toteil_002.jpg

Tikitt

391px-Oasis_de_Tergit_%2808%29.jpg

Roof

Dome

Arabic
قُبَّة‎

640px-Mausol%C3%A9e_de_l%27Imam_Mohamed_Ibn_Ali_el_Mezari_et_la_zaou%C3%AFa_adjacente_03.JPG

Flat Roof

640px-Grande_Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Kairouan%2C_toit_en_terrasse_et_coupoles.jpg

Hip Roof

Arabic
السَقْفُ المُسَنَّم

640px-Grande_Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Testour_05.JPG

Ornament

Capital

Arabic
تَاج العَمُود‎

320px-Dar_chaaboui_26.jpg

Lantern

Arabic
فَانُوس

321px-Lanterns_from_below.JPG

Plaster Sculpture

640px-Fez_Morocco_105338_%2849685159987%29.jpg

Polished Stones

Arabic
زَلِّيج‎

640px-Moroccan_mosaic_%2815127120043%29.jpg

Structure

Arcade

Arabic
السَّاباط

Caire_Al_Nasir_2.jpg

Courtyard

Arabic
رِيَاض‎

640px-Riad_du_Figuier_courtyard_-_Essaouira_188.jpg

Four-Arch

640px-Mosque_of_Ibn_Tulun%2C_Cairo%2C_Egypt4.jpg

Four-Centred Arch

640px-Cairo%2C_moschea_di_as-salih_talai%2C_02.JPG

Latticed Balcony

Arabic
مَشْرَبِيَّة‎

640px-Moucharabier_-_panoramio.jpg

Lambrequin Arch

347px-Al-Attarine_Madrasa_DSCF3633_%28R_Prazeres%29.jpg

Multifoil Arch

640px-Koutoubia_minaret_east_side_top_tier.jpg

Mosque Courtyard

Arabic
صَحْن

640px-GreatMosqueofKairouanTunisia.jpg

Niche

Arabic
مِحْرَاب

360px-Zaouia_Sidi_Abid_el_Ghariani_mihrab.jpg

Portico

Arabic
رِوَاق

640px-M.Ali_Mosque6.JPG

640px-Gizeh_-_Mastaba_des_Seschemnefer_IV_2019-11-03a.jpg

Pulpit

Arabic
مِنْبَر

360px-Assuan_el-Tabia_03.JPG

Raised Platform

Arabic
دِكَّة / دَكَّة

640px-Sultan_Hasan_Dikka.JPG

Rectangular Hall

Arabic
إِيوَان

360px-Iwan_-_Mosque-Madrassa_of_Sultan_Hassan.jpg


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