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The Attributes of Spatial Distribution of Mosques in Islamic City Until the Beginning of 20th Centuary - A Case Study of Mosul | ||
| Al-Rafidain Engineering Journal (AREJ) | ||
| Article 15, Volume 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-118 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rengj.2007.44969 | ||
| Author | ||
| Momtaz H.D. Aldewachi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract : The significance of mosques in the definition of an Islamic city-pattern is acknowledged by all general theories of the Islamic city . Mosques are a common feature to all Muslim cities as well as they have had a continuous existence and exert a profound influence upon the cities . Friday mosque represents the core of the Islamic city where other urban facilities are sequenced around . Due to vast expansion of Islamic cities , more Friday mosques were erected to fulfill the occupants‘ needs . These had their religious justifications . The spatial distribution pattern of these mosques represents a phenomenon that deserves study assuming that this distribution is goverened by some rules.This is to be examined by adopting the nearest neighbor analysis and by selecting Mosul old town as a case study .The research is ended with findings that describe and explain this distribution pattern . Key Words:Islamic City , Mosques , Nearest Neighbor Analysis . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key Words; Mosques; Nearest Neighbor Analysis | ||
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