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Kuttab
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A kuttab or maktab is a type of elementary school in the Muslim world. Though the kuttab was primarily used for teaching children in reading, writing, grammar, and Islamic studies, such as memorizing
Interior of a 19th-century kuttab in Cairo, Egypt
Interior of a 19th-century kuttab in Cairo, Egypt
Scholars and students in an Ottoman maktab
Scholars and students in an Ottoman maktab
A Mughal maktab in Lahore. Painting by Dharmadasa c. 1597-1598.
A Mughal maktab in Lahore. Painting by Dharmadasa c. 1597-1598.
A kuttab (above) and a sabil (below) at the Funerary complex of al-Ghuri in Cairo, Egypt
A kuttab (above) and a sabil (below) at the Funerary complex of al-Ghuri in Cairo, Egypt
Sabil (fountain)
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A sabil or sebil is a small kiosk in the Islamic architectural tradition where water is freely dispensed to members of the public by an attendant behind a grilled window. The term is sometimes also us
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…built as part of religious and charitable complexes sponsored by rulers or local elites. In Egypt – especially Cairo – kuttabs were often paired with sabils (kiosks dispensing water to the public). They usually consisted of a room built above the sabil. These "sabil-kuttabs" were a common feature of the…
The sebil-fountain of Abdülhamid I, a historic sebil in Istanbul dating from 1777. It includes both an actual sebil (the curved kiosk with windows) an
The sebil-fountain of Abdülhamid I, a historic sebil in Istanbul dating from 1777. It includes both an actual sebil (the curved kiosk with windows) and two wall fountains with taps (çesme in Turkish) on either side.
The street facade of the Sabil of Tusun Pasha (or Sabil of Muhammad Ali), Cairo, completed in 1820.
The street facade of the Sabil of Tusun Pasha (or Sabil of Muhammad Ali), Cairo, completed in 1820.
Water dispensing area inside the sabil. (Sabil of Tusun Pasha or Muhammad Ali, Cairo, 19th century.)
Water dispensing area inside the sabil. (Sabil of Tusun Pasha or Muhammad Ali, Cairo, 19th century.)
The underground water cistern for the sabil. (Sabil of Tusun Pasha or Muhammad Ali, Cairo, 19th century.)
The underground water cistern for the sabil. (Sabil of Tusun Pasha or Muhammad Ali, Cairo, 19th century.)