The Western Islamic urban planning: Archeological reflections

Authors

  • Fernando Valdés Fernández P.J. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. ALAMUT. Estudios de Arqueología y Patrimonio, S.L. (ES) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9938-4312

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fesa.26832917e.2023.5.1.305

Keywords:

Urban planning, Al-Andalus Islamic, Morocco, Fez, Marrakshi, Meknes, Toledo, Badajoz

Abstract

In the present essay, it is analyzed the way Islamic urban planning in the Far West has been considered, moreover, considerations about its real structuring apart from colonialist visions are exposed.

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Author Biography

  • Fernando Valdés Fernández, P.J. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. ALAMUT. Estudios de Arqueología y Patrimonio, S.L.

    Retired professor of Islamic archeology in the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; chief scientific officer of ALAMUT. Archeology and Heritage studies, S.L.; Member concerned of the German Archeologic Institute, of Berlin. Associate academic member of Real Academia de Ciencias Historicas de Toledo, España.

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CRESWELL, K.A.C. Early Muslim Architecture: Umayyads, early Abbasids and Tulunids. 2. Early Abbasids, Umayyads of Cordova, Aghlabids, and Samanids: A.D. 751 – 905. Oxford: Clarendo Press, 1940.

Creswell, K.A.C. A Short Account of Early Muslim Architecture. London: Penguin Books, 1958.

Torres Balbás, Leopoldo. “Arte Hispanomusulmán. Hasta la caída del califato de Córdoba.” En España musulmana, hasta la caída del califato de Córdoba (711-1031 de J. C.), (Historia de España vol. 5 dirigida por R. Menéndez-Pidal), 231-788. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1957

Torres Balbás, Leopoldo. Ciudades Hispanomusulmanas. Madrid: Instituto Hispano-Árabe de Cultura, (S.F.).

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Published

2023-11-01

How to Cite

“The Western Islamic Urban Planning: Archeological Reflections”. 2023. FIGURAS REVISTA ACADÉMICA DE INVESTIGACIÓN 5 (1): 108-16. https://doi.org/10.22201/fesa.26832917e.2023.5.1.305.

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