Chapter 03 — Structural Survival Qamariyya Heritage Atlas

Eight in ten towers pre-date the Ottomans

52% Pre-1200 31% 1200–1500 12% 1500–1870 5% Post-1870
6,128
tower houses
catalogued
Construction Era
Pre-1200 — Yufirid & Sulayhid dynasties 3,187
1200–1500 — Rasulid golden age 1,900
1500–1870 — Zaydi Imamate period 735
Post-1870 — Ottoman & UNESCO era 306
Structures above five storeys 74%
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