Application of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam

The use of published research contents and the application of maps provided in such research is one of the most important ways to accurately discover and understand the location of ancient cities and their spatial analysis. The present research intends to identify the geographical location of the a...

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Autor principal:	Mohsen Saadati
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Publicado:	Alzahra University 2021
Materias:	ray early islamic centuries locating urban structure historical maps and documents History of Asia DS1-937 History and principles of religions BL660-2680
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:adeb5b731b544bf8a23ae5a65385dbf12021-11-04T06:21:12ZApplication of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam2008-885X2538-349310.22051/hii.2021.35428.2446https://doaj.org/article/adeb5b731b544bf8a23ae5a65385dbf12021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://hii.alzahra.ac.ir/article_5706_275261f9c89589b7a083cbd97bcc9c6e.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2008-885Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2538-3493The use of published research contents and the application of maps provided in such research is one of the most important ways to accurately discover and understand the location of ancient cities and their spatial analysis. The present research intends to identify the geographical location of the ancient city of Ray and its urban structure by referring to historical documents and maps, including maps provided by Robert Ker Porter and Pascal Coste, Wolfram Kleiss, aerial photographs of Eric Schmidt and Hussein Kariman’s map. This study has been conducted using a descriptive-analytical method and referring to content analysis of published sources and texts. In general, historical maps and documents play a significant role in locating Shahr-e-Rey in the early Islamic centuries. The results depict that some of these maps bear shortcomings, as such, they should be studied side by side. Through studying the maps and historical documents it became evident that Kohandej was located in the north of the city and along the Mount Tabarak. Moreover, it is observed that Sharestan area in the south of Kohendej was separated by a fence and rampart. The suburbs and Rabaz of the city were surrounded by a fortified rampart and fence. The fence and rampart in the west surrounded Imam Zadeh Abdollah’s shrine, passing along the northwest, then southwards passing through Qala Gabri, as the southern gate of the city, leading towards the western slopes. According to the study and investigation of historical maps and documents, it is found that the city has been developed and expanded on the southern and western parts.Mohsen SaadatiAlzahra Universityarticlerayearly islamic centurieslocatingurban structurehistorical maps and documentsHistory of AsiaDS1-937History and principles of religionsBL660-2680FAتاریخ اسلام و ایران, Vol 31, Iss 51, Pp 121-148 (2021)
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description	The use of published research contents and the application of maps provided in such research is one of the most important ways to accurately discover and understand the location of ancient cities and their spatial analysis. The present research intends to identify the geographical location of the ancient city of Ray and its urban structure by referring to historical documents and maps, including maps provided by Robert Ker Porter and Pascal Coste, Wolfram Kleiss, aerial photographs of Eric Schmidt and Hussein Kariman’s map. This study has been conducted using a descriptive-analytical method and referring to content analysis of published sources and texts. In general, historical maps and documents play a significant role in locating Shahr-e-Rey in the early Islamic centuries. The results depict that some of these maps bear shortcomings, as such, they should be studied side by side. Through studying the maps and historical documents it became evident that Kohandej was located in the north of the city and along the Mount Tabarak. Moreover, it is observed that Sharestan area in the south of Kohendej was separated by a fence and rampart. The suburbs and Rabaz of the city were surrounded by a fortified rampart and fence. The fence and rampart in the west surrounded Imam Zadeh Abdollah’s shrine, passing along the northwest, then southwards passing through Qala Gabri, as the southern gate of the city, leading towards the western slopes. According to the study and investigation of historical maps and documents, it is found that the city has been developed and expanded on the southern and western parts.
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title	Application of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam
title_short	Application of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam
title_full	Application of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam
title_fullStr	Application of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam
title_full_unstemmed	Application of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam
title_sort	application of historical maps and documents in locating and understanding the spatial structure of ancient cities; a case study of the city of rey in the first centuries of islam
publisher	Alzahra University
publishDate	2021
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Application of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam

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