A doctoral thesis at the University of Basra discusses urban features in the river country
A doctoral thesis at the College of Education for Women at the University of Basra discussed the urban features of Trans-Hive Country from the Islamic Conquest until 617H / 1220 AD.
The thesis of researcher Majid Hayyeb Samir showed the most important urban features of the country beyond the river since the Islamic conquest, addressing military urban features, religious urban features and civilian urban features.
The thesis consisted of four chapters. The first chapter was an entrance to the country beyond the river, which included with it the designations launched on that land, in addition to its location and geographical borders, the most prominent regions and the main cities and the stages of the Islamic conquest of that country. The second chapter dealt with military architectural features such as fences, doors, trenches, forts and castles in that country.
The third chapter was devoted to the study of religious urban features, which were mosques, places of worship, graves, shrines and religious schools, and the fourth and final chapter was devoted to the study of urban features, addressing official and personal palaces, markets and engineering, as well as bridges, archways, hospitals and materials used in construction.
The study found that this country was characterized by a kind of distinctive architectural style that is different from others, and it was characterized by different geometry due to the different countries and rulers who ruled this country.
