Baku architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Baku architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
O'Kane, Bernard

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060881
Doc. NO	:	ALei1278
Main Entry	:	O'Kane, Bernard
Title & Author	:	Baku architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ O'Kane, Bernard
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(648 words)
Abstract	:	Baku (Bākū, also Bākūh, Bākuh), on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, is the ancient capital of Azerbaijan. The heart of Baku is its mediaeval old town, and it is here where the city’s most important monuments are concentrated. All of them are constructed of limestone. Part of the city walls dates to the time of the Shīrvānshāh Manūchihr III (r. c. 514–55/1120–60), as recorded by a Kufic inscription. The most famous part of the wall is the massive Maiden’s Tower, probably dating originally
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1278.pdf