Examples of Two Ottoman Houses in Suakin Island

Name: Examples of Two Ottoman Houses in Suakin Island
Author: Güneş Alçı, Nurettin Gemici

Title	Examples of Two Ottoman Houses in Suakin Island
Author	Güneş Alçı, Nurettin Gemici
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID	EISSN: 2717-6967, DOI: 10.26650/iuitd.2022.1012706
Record ID	cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c649bed38c7f4124a413eeb37baf8335
Library Location	DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes	Suakin island has been one of East Africa's most important ports for trade with Egypt, India, Arabia Indian Ocean countries on the Red Sea coast since ancient times. However, Suakin’s star, both commercially and architecturally, shone after being taken under Ottoman administration. According to literature, since the XVIth century, settlements made of wood have been replaced by buildings from coral. It is believed that the Ottoman Empire influenced this change by providing a safe environment, constructing various buildings for the city's needs, and building a mansion for the pasha assigned to the city. Although there was no “Turkification” effort in the reconstruction activities in general, the administrative and commercial activities carried out across three continents caused architectural elements to be carried between the regions and sometimes, develop a new version. Architectural elements combined with Islamic culture and tradition kept up with local styles. The houses are known as Hurşid Effendi and Pasha’s House in Suakin as best examples.
Görüntüle	İslam tetkikleri dergisi, 2022-03, Vol.12 (1), p.473-517

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Examples of Two Ottoman Houses in Suakin Island

Author Güneş Alçı, Nurettin Gemici

Type Book

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Royal Danish Library

Library Asset ID EISSN: 2717-6967, DOI: 10.26650/iuitd.2022.1012706

Record ID cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c649bed38c7f4124a413eeb37baf8335

Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Notes Suakin island has been one of East Africa's most important ports for trade with Egypt, India, Arabia Indian Ocean countries on the Red Sea coast since ancient times. However, Suakin’s star, both commercially and architecturally, shone after being taken under Ottoman administration. According to literature, since the XVIth century, settlements made of wood have been replaced by buildings from coral. It is believed that the Ottoman Empire influenced this change by providing a safe environment, constructing various buildings for the city's needs, and building a mansion for the pasha assigned to the city. Although there was no “Turkification” effort in the reconstruction activities in general, the administrative and commercial activities carried out across three continents caused architectural elements to be carried between the regions and sometimes, develop a new version. Architectural elements combined with Islamic culture and tradition kept up with local styles. The houses are known as Hurşid Effendi and Pasha’s House in Suakin as best examples.

Görüntüle İslam tetkikleri dergisi, 2022-03, Vol.12 (1), p.473-517