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Great Madrasa (Gjakova), the Glossary

The Great Madrasa is a cultural heritage monument in Gjakova, Kosovo.^[1]

16 relations: Alcove (architecture), Balkan Wars, Bazaar, Dormitory, Gjakova, Imam, Kingdom of Montenegro, Kosovo War, Madrasa, Müderris, Minaret, Muezzin, Ottoman architecture, Ritual purification, Shadirvan, Veranda.
Education in Gjakova
Historic sites in Kosovo
Madrasas in Kosovo

Alcove (architecture)

In architecture, an alcove is a small recessed section of a room or an arched opening (as in a wall).

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Balkan Wars

The Balkan Wars were a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan states in 1912 and 1913.

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Bazaar

A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and South Asia.

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A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence or a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students.

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Gjakova

Gjakova or Đakovica is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District.

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Imam

Imam (إمام,;: أئمة) is an Islamic leadership position.

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Kingdom of Montenegro

The Kingdom of Montenegro (Kraljevina Crna Gora) was a monarchy in southeastern Europe, present-day Montenegro, during the tumultuous period of time on the Balkan Peninsula leading up to and during World War I. Officially it was a constitutional monarchy, but absolutist in practice.

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Kosovo War

The Kosovo War (Lufta e Kosovës; Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999.

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Madrasa

Madrasa (also,; Arabic: مدرسة, pl. مدارس), sometimes transliterated as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary education or higher learning.

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Müderris

Müderris is a term that described the religious scholar, professor or faculty member in Seljuk Anatolia and the Ottoman Empire.

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Minaret

A minaret (translit, or translit; minare; translit) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques.

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Muezzin

The muezzin (مُؤَذِّن) is the person who proclaims the call to the daily prayer (ṣalāt) five times a day (Fajr prayer, Zuhr prayer, Asr prayer, Maghrib prayer and Isha prayer) at a mosque from the minaret.

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Ottoman architecture

Ottoman architecture is an architectural style or tradition that developed under the Ottoman Empire over a long period, undergoing some significant changes during its history.

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Ritual purification

Ritual purification is a ritual prescribed by a religion through which a person is considered to be freed of uncleanliness, especially prior to the worship of a deity, and ritual purity is a state of ritual cleanliness.

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Shadirvan

A shadirvan (شادروان, şadırvan, شاذروان) is a type of fountain that is usually built in the courtyard or near the entrance of mosques, caravanserais, khanqahs, and madrasas, with the main purpose of providing water for drinking or ritual ablutions to several people at the same time, but also as decorative visual or sound elements.

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Veranda

A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Madrasa_(Gjakova)