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<p>The cosmopolitan identity of land-port and sea-port cities of the Islamic world highlights the impact of political changes, trade, and exchange in their evolution. These unique conditions create an amalgamation of local cultural expressions and external influences enriching the urban and architectural character of these cities. Residential, civic, and religious architectural examples of cross-road cities stand as witnesses of the sociocultural changes in both 'high' and 'peripheral' Islamic contexts.</p><p><br></p><p>The focus of this presentation is case studies on Timbuktu, Mali, and Muscat, Oman.</p>
Carved wooden door seen from the courtyard

Sid Yahya Mosque
Timbuktu, Mali

Among the oldest mosques in West Africa.  The door of the mosque was reportedly damaged and the tom of Sidi Yahya destroyed between 30 June and 11 July of 2012, in a series of attacks which targeted a selection of religious sites in Timbuktu, including several important mausoleums.

Sources:
International Criminal Court. "Case Information Sheet: Situation in the Republic of Mali, The Prosecutor v. Ahmad al Faqi al Mahdi." ICC-01/12-01/15, The Hague, The Netherlands.15 August, 2016.  https://www.icc-cpi.int/mali/al-mahdi/Documents/AlMahdiEng.pdf [Accessed 24 August, 2016].
Location
Timbuktu, Mali
Associated Names
Ibrahim Abu-Ishaq al-Sahili
Spain
lead architect
Mūsā I of Mali
Mūsā I of Mali
patron
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Mali
place
Events
c. 1440, restored 16th c., reconstructed 20th c.
Style Periods
Mali Empire
1235-1599
Variant Names
Sidi Yahia Mosque
Building Usages
mosque
religious
Materials/Techniques
wood
mud-plaster
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Sid Yahya Mosque
Timbuktu, Mali
Among the oldest mosques in West Africa.  The door of the mosque was reportedly damaged and the tom of Sidi Yahya destroyed between 30 June and 11 July of 2012, in a series of attacks which targeted a selection of religious sites in Timbuktu, including several important mausoleums.

Sources:
International Criminal Court. "Case Information Sheet: Situation in the Republic of Mali, The Prosecutor v. Ahmad al Faqi al Mahdi." ICC-01/12-01/15, The Hague, The Netherlands.15 August, 2016.  https://www.icc-cpi.int/mali/al-mahdi/Documents/AlMahdiEng.pdf [Accessed 24 August, 2016].
Location
Timbuktu, Mali
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Mud brick wall
IAA14396
35 mm slide
Mud plastered minaret
IAA14397
35 mm slide
Loudspeaker and minaret
IAA14398
35 mm slide
Carved wooden door
IAA14399
35 mm slide
<p>The cosmopolitan identity of land-port and sea-port cities of the Islamic world highlights the impact of political changes, trade, and exchange in their evolution. These unique conditions create an amalgamation of local cultural expressions and external influences enriching the urban and architectural character of these cities. Residential, civic, and religious architectural examples of cross-road cities stand as witnesses of the sociocultural changes in both 'high' and 'peripheral' Islamic contexts.</p><p><br></p><p>The focus of this presentation is case studies on Timbuktu, Mali, and Muscat, Oman.</p>
Lecture 3: Ports and Centers of Exchange Part 2 (narrated version)
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Carved wooden door seen from the courtyard
IAA14400
35 mm slide
Associated Names
Ibrahim Abu-Ishaq al-Sahili
Spain
lead architect
Mūsā I of Mali
Mūsā I of Mali
patron
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Mali
place
Events
c. 1440, restored 16th c., reconstructed 20th c.
Style Periods
Mali Empire
1235-1599
Variant Names
Sidi Yahia Mosque
Building Usages
mosque
religious
Materials/Techniques
wood
mud-plaster
Terms of use
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