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Zawiya
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In Arabic, it literally means collecting things and then compressing them or contracting them. It can also mean a corner. Since many <i>shaykh</i>s sat in the corners of the mosques or <i>madrasa</i>s instructing their students so term was thus used for small mosques and oratories. <i>Zawiya</i>s were also used by Sufi <i>tariqa</i>s and named after them and in this sense resemble <i>khanqa</i>s. <i>Zawiya</i>s however had no lodging area.
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Zeghir
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Thumb-ring used by archers,
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Zellij
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Moroccan Arabic term for small enamelled ceramic tiles used to decorate buildings. These are used extensively in North African and Andalusian architecture.
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Ziggurat
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The Zoroastrian temple, which was in the shape of a tower of many levels.
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Zikr
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See <i>Dhikr</i>.
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Zilu
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Floor covering made of flat weave.
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Ziyada
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The extra or empty space between the mosque and the surrounding buffer wall. Not all mosques had <i>ziyada</i>s, but a very good example is the one of the mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo.
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Ziyarat
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Lterally means 'visitation', but is used to refer to a mausoleum.
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Zulla
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Arabic term meaning shaded area, which usually refers to the covered part of the mosque.
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