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593:Zayyanid
573:Aghlabid
360:Archived
296:Istanbul
233:Istanbul
157:Damascus
141:mudbrick
43:Maqsurah
1510:Mudéjar
1474:ArchNet
1424:Alcázar
1297:Musalla
1282:Maqbara
1272:Madrasa
1262:Külliye
1257:Khanqah
1247:Gongbei
1146:cooling
1144:Passive
1110:Chhatri
1103:objects
1101:Outdoor
1050:Gardens
1026:Mirador
964:Shabaka
954:Qashani
909:Banna'i
852:Minaret
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782:Chhajja
729:Squinch
630:Umayyad
625:Timurid
615:Swahili
600:Ottoman
583:Almohad
568:Moorish
558:Iranian
527:Bengali
507:Fatimid
502:Chinese
497:Ayyubid
487:Abbasid
227:in the
204:Moorish
169:in situ
151:in the
109:History
35:Tunisia
1434:Kasbah
1383:Kasbah
1373:Hammam
1368:Ghorfa
1353:Bazaar
1332:Zawiya
1321:takyeh
1292:Mosque
1242:Dargah
1169:Kucheh
1115:Eidgah
1041:Zenana
989:Zellij
974:Sitara
969:Shamsa
857:Minbar
847:Mihrab
832:Kiswah
817:Gonbad
681:Arches
635:Yemeni
605:Somali
588:Hafsid
563:Mamluk
542:Mughal
532:Deccan
480:Styles
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269:sultan
214:above.
183:minbar
176:ruler
129:Uthman
126:Caliph
97:saints
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57:mihrab
52:مقصورة
48:Arabic
1449:Ribat
1444:Qalat
1429:Amsar
1388:Mahal
1327:Türbe
1317:Takya
1312:Surau
1307:Rauza
1302:Qubba
1287:Mazar
1277:Maqam
1218:Types
1130:Sebil
1020:Liwan
1010:Harem
998:Rooms
914:Girih
899:Alfiz
893:Ablaq
867:Zarih
862:Qibla
811:Dikka
806:Bedug
801:Anaza
777:Tajug
743:Roofs
658:Qadad
620:Tatar
517:Hausa
288:Bursa
212:domes
188:Kufic
174:Zirid
102:zarih
63:qibla
18:Zarih
1439:Ksar
1398:Souq
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1158:Howz
1120:Fina
1092:Riad
1057:Bagh
1036:Qa’a
1031:Hosh
1015:Iwan
934:Jali
750:Dome
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241:Iran
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206:and
137:Umar
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286:of
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