Index of Images from Articles on Islamic Cities

If you go to the first image, you can scroll through the rest of them using the arrows at the bottom of each page.

From Besim S. Hakim, "Arab-Islamic Urban Structure," The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 7:2, 1982.

  1. Maps of Ur and Tunis (86K)
  2. Aerial photo of Marrakesh (112K)
  3. Oblique air view of Marrakesh (67K)
  4. The street and its primary elements (35K)
  5. Design elements (80K)

From Besim S. Hakim, "The 'Urf' and its Role in Diversifying the Architecture of Traditional Islamic Cities," Journal of Architectural and Planning Research 11:2 (summer, 1994):

  1. Map of southern part of Cordoba (39K)
  2. Partial maps of cities of Hofuf and Samarkand (92K)
  3. The sabat (48K)
  4. Corners (43K)
  5. Door designs (57K)
  6. Internal wall decorations (63K)
  7. A corner in Saudi Arabia (64K)
  8. Gates and fences (62K)
  9. Walls (23K)

From Besim S. Hakim, "The Representationof Values in Traditional and Contemporary Islamic Cities," Journal of Architectural Education 36:4, Summer 1983.

  1. Aerial views of neighborhoods (91K)
  2. A page from al-Wahnsharisi (102K)
  3. Crash housing (52K)
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