Qalhat, a Medieval Port City of Oman

Contents

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 14^th-15^th 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

About the Author

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.