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Coral stone mosques of Maldives : the vanishing legacy of the Indian Ocean / Mauroof Jameel and Yahaya Ahmad

By: Jameel, Mauroof | Ahmad, YahayaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: United States : Gulf Pacific, c2016. Description: 272 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780986281846DDC classification: 726.2095495 JAM
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Contents

Preface
- Introduction
Cultural heritage
Coral stone construction
Mosque architectural heritage
Expression of cultural fusion
- Traditional mosques of Maldives
Types of traditional mosque
The traditional mosque compound
Traditional mosque features
Traditional mosques noted by authors
-Coral stone mosques
Hulhumeedhoo Fandiyaaru Mosque, c1586
Male' old Friday mosque, 1658
Ihavandhoo old Friday mosque, 1701
Fenfushi old Friday mosque, 1701
Isdhoo old mosque, 1701
Meedhoo old Friday mosque, c1705
Male' Kalhuvakaru mosque, 1789
Male' Eid mosque, 1815

Includes bibliographical references and index

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