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Author : Phyllis Ferguson Stevens
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Download or read book Aspects of Muslim Architecture in the Dyula Region of the Western Sudan written by Phyllis Ferguson Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Akel Ismail Kahera
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292779755
Total Pages : 209 pages
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Author : Cleo Cantone
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004203370
Total Pages : 480 pages
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Author : Terje Østebø
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000471721
Total Pages : 417 pages
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Author : Barbara E. Frank
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253058988
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
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Author : Cyril K. Daddieh
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810873893
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
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Author : Richard V. Weekes
Publisher : Greenwood
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Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. National Museum of African Art Branch
Publisher : G. K. Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 848 pages
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Author : West African Museums Programme
Publisher : James Currey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
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Author : Paul Schrijver
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Total Pages : 304 pages
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Author : Basil Davidson
Publisher : London : Longman
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
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Author : John O. Hunwick
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Total Pages : 314 pages
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Author : Nagendra Kr Singh
Publisher : Global Vision Publishing Ho
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims written by Nagendra Kr Singh and published by Global Vision Publishing Ho. This book was released on 2001 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Attempt Has Been Made To Provide An In-Depth Study Of 1.2 Billion Muslims Of The World Residing In Different Parts Of The World. It Seeks To Discover What They Have In Common, What They Feel About Themselves. Among 750 Different Muslim Tribes, Castes And Communities Of The World, Only 246 Muslim Groups Are Indian.
Author : Barbara Hopkinson
Publisher : K. G. Saur
ISBN 13 : 9783598221156
Total Pages : 1190 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (211 download)
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Author : Michael Crowder
Publisher : Africana Pub.
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Total Pages : 494 pages
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