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The Ceremonial-Urban Dynamic Of Cairo From The Fatimid To The Early Mamluk Period, Heba H Mostafa
The Ceremonial-Urban Dynamic Of Cairo From The Fatimid To The Early Mamluk Period, Heba H Mostafa
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In The Mind Of The Beholder, Sara Sharaf
In The Mind Of The Beholder, Sara Sharaf
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The Mamluk Khans Of Tripoli Case Studies: Khan Al-Misriyyin, Khan Al-Khayyantin, And Suq Haraj, Dalia Nabil Aly Abdul-Ghany
The Mamluk Khans Of Tripoli Case Studies: Khan Al-Misriyyin, Khan Al-Khayyantin, And Suq Haraj, Dalia Nabil Aly Abdul-Ghany
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The Khan Al-Khalili District: Development, Topography And Context From The 12th To The 21st Centaury, Ola Rashad Seif
The Khan Al-Khalili District: Development, Topography And Context From The 12th To The 21st Centaury, Ola Rashad Seif
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The Waqf In Relation To Maintenance And Repair: The Medieval Sources And Their Uses For Contemporary Practices, Dina Ishak Bakhoum
The Waqf In Relation To Maintenance And Repair: The Medieval Sources And Their Uses For Contemporary Practices, Dina Ishak Bakhoum
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The buildings of the different Islamic dynasties in Egypt with their great cultural and aesthetic significance have survived and remained functional despite numerous natural as well as man-made disasters. This was possible not only because of the high structural engineering knowledge and construction techniques with which they were built, but also due to the existence of the waqf system, which was not merely a system of endowments for charitable and pious causes, such as constructing mosques and schools but also a system concerned with maintenance and repair. Its main aim was the upkeep of the charitable act and the benefit …