Description: THE CORAL BUILDINGS OF SUAKIN : ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE by Jean-Pierre Greenlaw POB#56995 TITLE: The Coral buildings of Suakin : Islamic architecture, planning, design and domestic arrangements in a Red Sea port AUTHOR: Jean-Pierre Greenlaw ; foreword by Mansour Khalid. PUBLISHER: London: Kegan Paul International DATE: 1995DESCRIPTION: 132 pages, illustrations 28 cm. CONDITION NOTES: FINE/FINE BINDING: Full black cloth..Suakin is a port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It was formerly the region's chief port, but is now secondary to Port Sudan, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) north. Suakin used to be considered the height of medieval luxury on the Red Sea, but the old city built of coral is now in ruins. In 1983, the adjacent historic mainland town, known as the Geyf, had a population of 18,030 and the 2009 estimate is 43,337. Ferries run daily from Suakin to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
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Topic: Architecture
Publisher: Kegan Paul International
Author: Jean-Pierre Greenlaw ; foreword by Mansour Khalid.
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Personalized: No
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1995
