sahn
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thumb|right|260px|Large sahn of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, surrounded by riwaq (arcades), in [[Tunisia.]]
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It is catalogued under topics including Arabic architecture, Courtyards and Iranian architectural elements.
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- Subclass of
- architectural structure
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- Islamic courtyards
- facet of
- Islamic architecture
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thumb|right|260px|Large sahn of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, surrounded by riwaq (arcades), in [[Tunisia.]]
A sahn (, ''), is a courtyard in Islamic architecture, especially the formal courtyard of a mosque. Most traditional mosques have a large central sahn, which is surrounded by a riwaq or arcade on all sides.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sahn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.