The Old City of Al Zubair. The Emergence and Physical Reality (1571-1882 Iraq)

The Old City of Al Zubair. The Emergence and Physical Reality (1571-1882 Iraq)

The natural advantages of the site of the city of Al Zubair contributed to its becoming a stable settlement for the tribes migrating from Najd and Hejaz during the last four centuries. These features gave the city a fundamental stability and constant growth, turning it, later, into one of the main c...

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Main Author: Sami Abdulaziz Alqatrani Firas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-03-01
Series:Bulletin of Geography: Socio-Economic Series
Subjects:
physical reality
old city
traditional housing
al zubair
iraq
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/bog-2015-0002
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spelling doaj-4ca4cfd2c1c14752a62567891a59cbda2021-09-05T20:42:37ZengSciendoBulletin of Geography: Socio-Economic Series2083-82982015-03-012727173210.1515/bog-2015-0002The Old City of Al Zubair. The Emergence and Physical Reality (1571-1882 Iraq)Sami Abdulaziz Alqatrani Firas0University of Basra, Department of Geography, College of Arts, P.O. Box 61004, Basra, Iraq; University of Szczecin, Department of Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Mickiewicza18, 70-383 Szczecin, Poland; phone: +48 914 442 470, f_alqatrani@yahoo.comThe natural advantages of the site of the city of Al Zubair contributed to its becoming a stable settlement for the tribes migrating from Najd and Hejaz during the last four centuries. These features gave the city a fundamental stability and constant growth, turning it, later, into one of the main cities in the region and an important commercial centre.https://doi.org/10.1515/bog-2015-0002physical realityold citytraditional housingal zubairiraq
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Bulletin of Geography: Socio-Economic Series
physical reality
old city
traditional housing
al zubair
iraq
author_facet Sami Abdulaziz Alqatrani Firas
author_sort Sami Abdulaziz Alqatrani Firas
title The Old City of Al Zubair. The Emergence and Physical Reality (1571-1882 Iraq)
title_short The Old City of Al Zubair. The Emergence and Physical Reality (1571-1882 Iraq)
title_full The Old City of Al Zubair. The Emergence and Physical Reality (1571-1882 Iraq)
title_fullStr The Old City of Al Zubair. The Emergence and Physical Reality (1571-1882 Iraq)
title_full_unstemmed The Old City of Al Zubair. The Emergence and Physical Reality (1571-1882 Iraq)
title_sort old city of al zubair. the emergence and physical reality (1571-1882 iraq)
publisher Sciendo
series Bulletin of Geography: Socio-Economic Series
issn 2083-8298
publishDate 2015-03-01
description The natural advantages of the site of the city of Al Zubair contributed to its becoming a stable settlement for the tribes migrating from Najd and Hejaz during the last four centuries. These features gave the city a fundamental stability and constant growth, turning it, later, into one of the main cities in the region and an important commercial centre.
topic physical reality
old city
traditional housing
al zubair
iraq
url https://doi.org/10.1515/bog-2015-0002
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