Unit number
5
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Coordinates
- 30.045597 N
- 31.273372 E
Attribution
Al-Hussayni Family Enclosure
Not dated by didtactory inscription
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Inscription contemporary with the building ?No
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Mulitple dates in the inscription(s) ?No
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Assumed Date
Before: 1323 AH
Based on
The earliest date written on cenotaph
Original Use
Funerary enclosure
Overall condition
Fair
Current Use
Funerary enclosure
- The Features of Unit No 5
- Present?
- Count
- Material
- Comments
- Free standing structure?
Present
No
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- Walled enclosure?
Present?
Yes
Material
Ashar/rubble stone
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- Rooms by the perimeter wall?
Present?
Yes
Count
2
Material
Not visible (Plastered)
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- Freestanding structure(s) in enclosure
Present?
Yes
Count
1
Material
Ashar stone
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- Garden layout?
Present?
Yes
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- Sabil(s)
Present?
No
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- Wall-fountain(s)?
Present?
No
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- Canopy on columns / pillars?
Present?
No
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- Decorated marble centaph(s)?
Present?
Yes
Count
4
Material
Marble
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- Decorated limestone tomb-markers?
Present?
Yes
Count
5
Material
Limestone
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- Decorated gateway?
Present?
No
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- Decorative door-leaves?
Present?
No
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- Decorative window grilles?
Present?
Yes
Count
2
Material
Iron
Comments
Very simple wrought-iron grilles
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- Decorative shutters?
Present?
No
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- Painted ceiling(s)?
Present?
No
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- Decorative Paving(s)?
Present?
No
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Unusual or unique features
The garden layout including the cenotaphs and tomb markers takes up more than half of the funerary enclosure's plot area.
Description
Al-Husseni Family is a garden-layout walled enclosure. The main undecorated arched gate with modern steel door-leaves is located on the southern (right) end of the south-western side and placed in a section of the wall higher than the rest of the perimeter wall. A similar gate, now unused, is placed on the opposite side, in the northern end of the north-eastern wall. The spacious courtyard includes four richly decorated marble cenotaphs and five limestone tomb markers, where the oldest tomb marker dates back to 1323 Hijri. The doorway leads into a paved unshaded pathway, giving access to an open-fronted seating area by the southern perimeter wall, shaded by a timber roof supported on two slender wooden pillars, and two rooms accessible from the courtyard that are located in the south-western corner of the enclosure.
Condintion of preservation
The overall structural condintion of the enclosure is fair. However, some of the marble cenotaphs are seriously damaged, with some parts missing and with hasty unprofessional attempts at repair with cement. Most of the window shutters are missing, with only two remaining.
Information about the founder, family history, etc.
In the past, the enclosure was built ober a larger area before the donation of part of the al-zahar foundation by the family. Currently, this plot hosts an azhari academy named after the enclosure's family name
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Field recording by:
Amr Abutawila and Nur Atiya
Date Recorded (DD/MM/YYYY)
- 2022-08-18
Data entered into the database by:
Jaroslaw Dobrowolski
Date entered (DD/MM/YYYY):
- 2022-10-11
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Recommended for detailed recording?
No
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Comments
Two rooms and an open-fronted sitting area