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Jawsaq al-Khāqānī

palace-city, Iraq

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Islamic architecture of the ʿAbbāsid period

In Islamic arts: Palaces
Jawsaq al-Khāqānī, for instance, is a walled architectural complex nearly one mile to a side that in reality is an entire city. It contains a formal succession of large gates and courts leading to a cross-shaped throne room, a group of smaller living units, basins…
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