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128:symmetry
78:loanword
1551:Mudéjar
1515:ArchNet
1465:Alcázar
1338:Musalla
1323:Maqbara
1313:Madrasa
1303:Külliye
1298:Khanqah
1288:Gongbei
1187:cooling
1185:Passive
1151:Chhatri
1144:objects
1142:Outdoor
1091:Gardens
1067:Mirador
1005:Shabaka
995:Qashani
950:Banna'i
893:Minaret
835:objects
825:(eaves)
823:Chhajja
770:Squinch
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666:Timurid
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599:Iranian
568:Bengali
548:Fatimid
543:Chinese
538:Ayyubid
528:Abbasid
178:Lebanon
167:Beiruti
156:Ottoman
108:terrace
82:Persian
67:vaulted
54:Persian
52:, from
1475:Kasbah
1424:Kasbah
1414:Hammam
1409:Ghorfa
1394:Bazaar
1373:Zawiya
1362:takyeh
1333:Mosque
1283:Dargah
1210:Kucheh
1156:Eidgah
1082:Zenana
1030:Zellij
1015:Sitara
1010:Shamsa
898:Minbar
888:Mihrab
873:Kiswah
858:Gonbad
722:Arches
676:Yemeni
646:Somali
629:Hafsid
604:Mamluk
583:Mughal
573:Deccan
521:Styles
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206:Hebron
194:Turkey
190:Israel
171:Mersin
70:portal
40:Arabic
1490:Ribat
1485:Qalat
1470:Amsar
1429:Mahal
1368:Türbe
1358:Takya
1353:Surau
1348:Rauza
1343:Qubba
1328:Mazar
1318:Maqam
1259:Types
1171:Sebil
1061:Liwan
1051:Harem
1039:Rooms
955:Girih
940:Alfiz
934:Ablaq
908:Zarih
903:Qibla
852:Dikka
847:Bedug
842:Anaza
818:Tajug
784:Roofs
699:Qadad
661:Tatar
558:Hausa
389:(PDF)
382:(PDF)
182:Syria
163:Haifa
139:divan
135:diwan
96:līwān
86:eyvān
58:eyvān
49:līwān
44:ليوان
36:Liwan
1480:Ksar
1439:Souq
1360:(or
1225:Sahn
1199:Howz
1161:Fina
1133:Riad
1098:Bagh
1077:Qa’a
1072:Hosh
1056:Iwan
975:Jali
791:Dome
470:ISBN
452:ISBN
422:ISBN
248:Iwan
202:Gaza
200:and
192:and
159:Arab
63:hall
137:or
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