MINYA MOSQUES WITHOUT OPEN COURTYARD, AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING AND ELEMENTS

Abstract

In terms of architectural planning, mosques in Minya are divided into two sections: the first is the planning with arcades and a courtyard, and the second is the planning with arcades without a courtyard. This type of mosque includes nineteen mosques dating back to the Fatimid era and the era of Mohamed Ali (13 AH/19 AD).

The planning also varies between mosques with five arcades, such as Oda Bashi Mosque, and ten mosques with four arcades, namely: Al-Habayta in Bardanouha, Prince Ziyad, Zain Al-Abidin in Behnesa, Al-Asqalani in Mallawi, Al-Qayati, Al-Sholqami, Jamal Al-Din Aqush (Al-Damarisi), Omar Effendi in Al-Rawda, Sultan Pasha Al-Bahri in Zawiyat Sultan, and Shadi.