Qalhat, a Medieval Port City of Oman

From a Field of Ruins to UNESCO

AvAxelle Rougeulle

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Although it is one of the main archaeological sites in Oman, the medieval port of Qalhat, near Sur in Ash-Sharqiyah Governorate, has long remained poorly documented. The extensive research initiated in 2008 by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (at the time, Heritage and Culture) shed striking light on the history of this famous harbour city, which was the twin capital of the Kingdom of Hormuz from the 13th to the 16th century. Surface surveys and excavations have revealed the plan and chronology of the city and its different districts. Mosques (including the Great Mosque built by Bibi Maryam around 1300) and other religious buildings, fortifications, and water supply systems have been identified and studied. The craft and economic activities of the city and the regional and international commercial links of the port have been reconstructed, as well as the daily life of its inhabitants, revealing the wealth and cosmopolitan character of this ancient Omani metropolis. All these results highlighted the Outstanding Universal Value of the site and eventually led to the inscription of Qalhat on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-10-27
Mått:210 x 297 x 10 mm
Vikt:1 430 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:The Archaeological Heritage of Oman
Antal sidor:246
Förlag:Archaeopress
ISBN:9781803275932

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Axelle Rougeulle is a member of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Orient & Méditerranée Section (Paris, France). She specialized in the history of trade in the Eastern Islamic world and the Indian Ocean in medieval times, focusing on port cities, land and sea routes, and interregional exchanges. She has worked in Iraq, Bahrain, and Yemen, where she studied the ancient ports of Hadramaut, Mahra, and Sharma. From 2008 to 2016, in collaboration with the Ministry of Heritasge and Culture (now Heritage and Tourism), she directed the research project at Qalhat, the results of which are presented here.

Recensioner i media

This book presents the results of nine years of archaeological research (2008-2016) carried out by the Qalhat Project, under the direction of Axelle Rougeulle (CNRS) and with the support of the Omani Ministry of Heritage, on the site of Qalhat in Oman - a famous medieval port (12th-16th centuries) now a UNESCO site… The publication is divided into eleven chapters, preceded by a table of contents and illustrations (pp. v-xiv), acknowledgements (p. xv) and an introduction (p. xvii). One hundred and thirteen bibliographical references are included at the end of the book. The richness and quality of the illustrations deserve special mention. The 171 illustrations provide a clearer picture of the archaeological contexts and pay tribute to the considerable amount of work that has gone into mapping and studying the artefacts. (Translated from the French) - Guillaume Chung-To (2025), Bulletin critique des Annales islamologiques

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1 History of research at Qalhat 2 Qalhat, rise and fall of an Omani port city, from the pre-Hormuzi to the Portuguese period 3 Urban planning of the town in the 14th-15th centuries 4 Qalhat, a heavily fortified city 5 Getting water in Qalhat, the water supply system of the town 6 The Great Mosque of Bibi Maryam 7 The Bibi Maryam mausoleum and other religious structures 8 Official and public buildings 9 Domestic life in Qalhat: The twin houses with Vladimir Dabrowski, Anaïs Marrast, Hervé Monchot and Hélène Renel 10 Economy and trade with Thomas Creissen, Fabien Lesguer and Hélène Renel 11 Qalhat, a World Heritage site with Alessandra Peruzzetto Bibliography Index