Al‑Qasimi Quarter
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Al‑Qasimi Quarter is a historic residential district within Sanaʽa’s Old City, noted for its traditional tower houses, narrow lanes, and distinctive Yemeni architectural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al‑Qasimi Quarter canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic residential district
ⓘ
urban quarter ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Sanaʽani tower house architecture
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traditional Yemeni architecture ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Sanaʽani traditions
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Yemeni urban culture ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
courtyard house
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tower house ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Yemeni architectural heritage
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decorated façades ⓘ dense urban fabric ⓘ mud‑brick construction ⓘ multi‑storey houses ⓘ narrow lanes ⓘ traditional residential use ⓘ traditional tower houses ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | traditional alleyways ⓘ |
| hasPublicSpaces | small squares ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuildings | mosques ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Old City of Sanaʽa UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic neighborhood at risk from conflict and decay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old City of Sanaʽa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanaʽa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanaʽa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Arabia Standard Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mud brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notedFor |
distinctive Yemeni architectural heritage
ⓘ
historic residential character ⓘ narrow lanes ⓘ traditional tower houses ⓘ |
| partOf | historic fabric of Sanaʽa ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roofs ⓘ |
| streetPattern | irregular narrow lanes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf | Old City of Sanaʽa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanFunction | residential district ⓘ |
| windowType | qamariyya stained‑glass windows ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old City of Sanaʽa