liwan

[ lee-wahn ]

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noun

Origin of liwan¹

From Arabic līwan, from Persian; iwan

And with that the two left the white court and returned to the liwan, where the Prince of Mosul awaited them.

It is the university, and its Liwan or prayer chamber is the largest in Cairo, there being 380 columns carrying its roof.

On the southern side of the court is the liwan, an arrangement for which the houses of Damascus are noted.

Opposite the liwan is a large room paved with marble, with a handsome fountain in the centre.

A large marble tank, in front of the open, arched liwan, supplies it with water.

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