(Persian: Book of Kings) – the national epic of Iran, composed in 1010 by the poet Firdausi and comprised of over 50,000 distiches (couplets).

 – the direction of prayer in Islam (towards Mecca).

a term used to describe two types of architectural decoration prevalent in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon in particular. The first comprises rectangular stones covered in single colors of plaster (orange, w [..]

a technique of interior architectural decoration prevalent in late-Ottoman Syria, in particular, where it was used to decorate rooms within elite courtyard homes (see the Damascus Room at Shangri La). [..]

a technique of interior architectural decoration prevalent in late-Ottoman Syria, in particular, where it was used to decorate rooms within elite courtyard homes (see the Damascus Room at Shangri La). [..]

a technique of interior architectural decoration prevalent in late-Ottoman Syria, in particular, where it was used to decorate rooms within elite courtyard homes (see the Damascus Room at Shangri La). [..]

a technique of interior architectural decoration prevalent in late-Ottoman Syria, in particular, where it was used to decorate rooms within elite courtyard homes (see the Damascus Room at Shangri La). [..]

a technique of interior architectural decoration prevalent in late-Ottoman Syria, in particular, where it was used to decorate rooms within elite courtyard homes (see the Damascus Room at Shangri La). [..]

a technique of interior architectural decoration prevalent in late-Ottoman Syria, in particular, where it was used to decorate rooms within elite courtyard homes (see the Damascus Room at Shangri La). [..]

a technique of interior architectural decoration prevalent in late-Ottoman Syria, in particular, where it was used to decorate rooms within elite courtyard homes (see the Damascus Room at Shangri La). [..]