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al-Na‘urah al-Muhammadiyah is one of a number of famous Na‘urahs (pl. Nawa‘ir) that have been present in northern Syria for centuries. Mention of them first appeared in Vitruvius’, De Architectura, Book 10, Ch. 5.;1 however, more frequent mention of them occur within Islamic texts, due to their extensive use within the Islamicate world. The al-Muhammadiyah dates back to the 14th century. Na‘urahs were present from Islamic Spain (al-Andalus) to Iran and were used to irrigate lands or supply drinking water via aqueducts to towns and cities. The Na‘urahs of Hamah, Syria, of which the al-Muhammadiyah is one, are very famous till today in the region. They are popular among tourists, as well as to the many old and new emigrants who return home. This image appeared in the first issue of al-Funun and undeniably represents Nasib’s attempt to appeal to his readers’ sense of nostalgia for their homeland. It provides an interesting vignette of the Arab-American community of Nasib’s time, since its inclusion implies that there was a significant number of Syrians from northern Syria resident in the United States who would appreciate this image’s inclusion in the journal. |
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Source | al-Funun 1, no. 1 http://www.al-funun.org/al-funun/images/al-naurah.html |
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