Abd al-

al-Malik Jerusalem 692

692--95
memple Mount, Jerusalem stone 7th-
7th-11th century
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rovince ejaz) 638, 1571

Client Al-
Al-Mutawakkil Samarra 847-
847-61
sidore of Miletus and Anthemius of mralles stanbull
stanbu
537. mhe dome was ruined by the great earthquake
of 989, rebuilt by the Armenian architect mirdat
mirdat..
A section of the original architecture of
agia Sophia
Edirne ca. 1575 slamic Ottoman murkish brick and stone
sfahan 1611
1611--1639
ersian stone, ceramic tile
Cordoba 870
870--975 stone Moorish
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Agra 1640s slamic Mughal white marble

 Rmurkish: Sultanahmet Camii
Camii))

slamic Ottoman murkish Rconsidered to

stanbul 1609
1609--16 be the last great mosque of the
classical period) brick and stone
 mhe ensemble consists of three Madrassah:
Madrassah:
Samarkand Ulugbek Madrassah R1515th
th century), Sher ² Dor
Madrassah R17
17th
th century) and milla
milla--Kari Madrassah
Rgold covered)R17
covered)R17th
th century).
 RArchaic English: mimbuctoo
mimbuctoo;; Koyra
Chiini:: mumbutu
Chiini mumbutu;; !rench: mombouctou
mombouctou))

15th
15 th and 16th
16th centuries mud, wood Afro-
Afro-slamic
Mali, West Africa
mimbuktu is populated by Songhay
Songhay,, muareg
muareg,, !ulani, and Moorish people, and is about 15 km north of the River
Niger. t is also at the intersection of an east²
east²west and a north
north²²south mrans
mrans--Saharan trade across the Sahara to
Araouane.. t was important historically Rand still is today) as an entrepot for rock
Araouane rock--salt from maoudenni
maoudenni..
ts geographical setting made it a natural meeting point for nearby African populations and nomadic Berber
and Arab peoples from the north. ts long history as a trading outpost that linked west Africa with Berber, Arab,
and Jewish traders throughout north Africa, and thereby indirectly with traders from Europe, has given it a fabled
status, and in the West it was for long a metaphor for exotic, distant lands: "from here to mimbuktu."
Reported by: Nikki M. mucay
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