Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard- entrances to single rooms

Bimaristan an-Nuri, courtyard- entrances to single rooms

Wakil house, interior façade of the upper floor

Wakil house, interior façade of the upper floor

A renovated Aleppine house in al-Jallum neighborhood

A renovated Aleppine house in al-Jallum neighborhood

A private Aleppine house

A private Aleppine house

Traditional Aleppian house

Traditional Aleppian house

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with southern Iwan

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with southern Iwan

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard and western facade - main hall's (qaʿa) facade

Bayt Ghazala, courtyard and western facade – main hall’s (qaʿa) facade

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the khan's courtyard

Khan al-Jumruk, general view of the mosque in the center of the khan’s courtyard

Courtyard of a rural house in the Ghouta of Damascus

Courtyard of a rural house in the Ghouta of Damascus

Habuba Kabira, Milking a goat in the courtyard: Grandmother and granddaughters

Habuba Kabira, Milking a goat in the courtyard: Grandmother and granddaughters

Habuba Kabira, in the courtyard clay bricks are lying out to dry

Habuba Kabira, in the courtyard clay bricks are lying out to dry

Near Tall Tamir, an Assyrian village, courtyard of a house with two later flattened domes of the original building

Near Tall Tamir, an Assyrian village, courtyard of a house with two later flattened domes of the original building

Kafra, in the courtyard behind a huge central hall house

Kafra, in the courtyard behind a huge central hall house

In the outer courtyard of the ʿAzm-Palace, now the museum of the arts and popular traditions of Damascus

In the outer courtyard of the ʿAzm-Palace, now the museum of the arts and popular traditions of Damascus

Raqqa - Qasr al-Banat, inner courtyard

Raqqa – Qasr al-Banat, inner courtyard

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with northern Iwan

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with northern Iwan

ar-Raqqa - Qasr al-Banat, the courtyard surrounded by four iwans

ar-Raqqa – Qasr al-Banat, the courtyard surrounded by four iwans

Preparing dinner in the courtyard of a mud brick house in the outskirts of Raqqa

Preparing dinner in the courtyard of a mud brick house in the outskirts of Raqqa

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with northern Iwan

Raqqa, Qasr al-Banat, courtyard with northern Iwan

Entrance of Hammam ʿAbd al-Basit

Entrance of Hammam ʿAbd al-Basit

Numbering application example for the courtyard floor into smaller sections, based on a plan of Bayt Ghazala, Aleppo, Syria

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Umayyad Mosque, the famous golden mosaic of the facade of the prayer hall overlooking the courtyard

Umayyad Mosque, the famous golden mosaic of the facade of the prayer hall overlooking the courtyard

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, fountain of the reception hall

Bayt Wakil, reception hall

Bayt Wakil, reception hall

Khan Qurdbak, Ground floor plan, reduced copy with ruler

Khan Qurdbak, Ground floor plan, reduced copy with ruler

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan

Bayt Wakil, iwan - decoration above a room's door

Bayt Wakil, iwan – decoration above a room’s door

Bayt Wakil, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall - western wing

Bayt Wakil, reception hall – western wing

Bayt Wakil, entrance

Bayt Wakil, entrance