Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

College of Engineering & Technology

Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design Department

‫عناصر العمارة األسالمية‬

Islamic Architecture Elements

)1( ‫تاريخ ونظريات العمارة‬ History & Theories of Architecture 3 Course Code: AR 233
 ‫عناصر العمارة األسالمية‬
‫‪Islamic Architecture Elements‬‬

‫القبـاب‬ ‫الحوش‬ ‫األعمدة‬

‫المأذن‬ ‫الفناء‬ ‫العقود‬
‫الصحن‬ ‫السالملك‬ ‫المقرنصات‬
‫الميضة‬ ‫الحراملك‬ ‫العرائس‬
‫اإليوان‬ ‫الملقف‬ ‫المشربيات‬
‫المحراب‬ ‫القاعة‬ ‫المداميك‬
‫النافورة‬ ‫الدرقاعة‬ ‫الكابولي‬
‫الشخشيخة‬ ‫التختبوش‬
Minaret ‫المأذن‬
‫القباب ‪Domes‬‬
Religious Courtyard ‫الصحن‬
Ablution Kiosk ‫الميضة‬

Fountain in the Courtyard of the Mohammed Ali Mosque, Cairo

 Ablution ‫الميضة‬

Egypt, Cairo, Fountain in the Court of the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, 1880
‫اإليوان ‪Iwan‬‬
‫المحراب ‪Niche‬‬
‫‪Fountain‬‬ ‫النافورة‬
‫القباب‬
‫المأذن‬
‫الصحن‬
‫الميضة‬
‫اإليوان‬
‫المحراب‬
 Fountain ‫نافورة‬

Fountain in Gay
Anderson Museum - Cairo

Cairo: Citadel :detail of a water fountain in

the Mosque of Mohammed Ali
Columns ‫األعمدة‬
Arches ‫العقود‬
 Arches ‫العقود‬

Cordoba Mosque
Fleur de Lis ‫العرائس‬
Squinches ‫المقرنصات‬
‫المداميك‬
Squinches ‫المقرنصات‬
‫الكابولي (الكردي) ‪Cantilever‬‬
Courtyards & Finas ‫الحوش و الفناء‬
Al Suhaymi House ‫بيت السحيمي‬
‫السالملك و الحراملك و المدخل‬
‫القاعة و الدرقاعة و الشخشيخة‬
‫التختبوش‬ ‫المقعد‬
Interlaced wooden screen ‫المشربية‬
Al Suhaymi House ‫بيت السحيمي‬
Wind Catcher ‫الملقف‬
Wind Catcher ‫الملقف‬
Wind Catcher ‫الملقف‬
 Bibliography ‫المراجع‬
http://www.cim.gov.eg/
http://www.islamicart.com/main/architecture/decor.html
http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/
http://www.m3mare.com/art/

http://www.egyptarch.com
 Glossary ‫فهرس‬
• atrium Open courtyard surrounded by a roofed arcaded or colonnaded walk.
• axiality A layout disposed symmetrically about an axis.
• bustan Arabic word for fruit gardens.
• climate refers to the weather situation over a long period of time, usually 30 years or more.
• colonnade A row of columns supporting an entablature or roof.
• evaporative cooling The exchange of sensible heat in air for the latent heat of water droplets of
wetted surfaces.
• evapotranspiration The process by which water moves through a plant, driven by the
evaporation from surfaces, especially leaves, exposed to air. Plants adapted to dry climates have
lower rates of water consumption due to evaporation than plants from moist climates.
• haud: Arabic word for a pool or tank often in the centre of the courtyard of a mosque.
• iwan In traditional Islamic architecture, carving into the mass of a building’s facade. Usually
associated with main entrances or prominent building elevations.
• mashrabiyya: Interlaced wooden screen work.
• malqaf Arabic woed for wind catcher.
• passive That which may receive action but does not itself act. In architecture, for example,
• sabilles (Arabic) In Islamic architecture, a water feature or fountain incorporated in a building
facade (associated with buildings designed for educational uses).
• sahabi. The definition of Sahabi is someone who companioned the Prophet Mohamed PBUS and
believed in him as well as died as Muslim.
• saqiya Arabic word for a water mill.
• shaduf Arabic word for a device to move water upwards.
• takhtaboosh a space annexed to the court for receiving male visitors during the summer.
• wind catcher Building element that draws air into the building. Typically built as a rooftop
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