HBKU’s College of Islamic Studies to host online lecture on the lost city of al-Qata’i’
Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Islamic Studies (CIS) is hosting an online lecture highlighting the new discoveries of the lost city of al-Qata’i’. The lecture will take place via the Webex platform on March 24, 2021, from 5 pm till 7 pm.
Dr. Remah Gharib, Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Urban Design and Architecture at CIS will be moderating the lecture. Moreover, Dr. M. Tarek Swelim, Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture, CIS, will be the speaker for this lecture.
Join #HBKU_CIS’ upcoming webinar which looks into the city of al-Qata’i’, founded by Ahmad Ibn Tulun in 870 A.D., and will give a better understanding of how the city once looked and more. Register now: https://t.co/otQxS6JkZF pic.twitter.com/V51sXQY7av
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The city of al-Qata’i’ was founded by Ahmad Ibn Tulun in 870 A.D., being the third capital of Islamic Egypt, after those of al-Fustat and al-Askar. Historical sources depict that it had splendid buildings never seen before in Egypt, since the time of the Ptolemies.
The city of al-Qata’i’ flourished for over four decades, until it was seized and destroyed by the Abbasids in 905 A.D. The city is well described by its contemporary historians. It was first studied in 902 and again, in 2015.
Later in 2020, during the process of revisiting it, new discoveries were found. The lecture will discuss these aspects that give a better understanding of how the city once looked.
For more information and to register for this event, please visit CIS’s website.
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