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The Edinburgh Central Mosque and Islamic Centre, designed by Iraqi architect Basil Al Bayati. Alamy
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The King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre, designed by Jordanian-Palestinian architect Rasem Badran. Getty Images
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The Guangzhou Opera House in China, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Getty Images
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The New Campus of the American University in Cairo, designed by a team of architects including Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelhalim
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The main building at Darat al-Funun in Amman, Jordan, designed by Jordanian architect Ammar Khammash. Alamy
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The Tumo Centre for Creative Technologies in Yerevan, designed by Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury. AFP
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The New Gourna village, built in the late 1940s and designed by Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy. Alamy
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The Edinburgh Central Mosque and Islamic Centre, designed by Iraqi architect Basil Al Bayati. Alamy
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The King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre, designed by Jordanian-Palestinian architect Rasem Badran. Getty Images
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The Guangzhou Opera House in China, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Getty Images
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The New Campus of the American University in Cairo, designed by a team of architects including Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelhalim
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The main building at Darat al-Funun in Amman, Jordan, designed by Jordanian architect Ammar Khammash. Alamy
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The Tumo Centre for Creative Technologies in Yerevan, designed by Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury. AFP
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The New Gourna village, built in the late 1940s and designed by Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy. Alamy
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The Edinburgh Central Mosque and Islamic Centre, designed by Iraqi architect Basil Al Bayati. Alamy
7 stunning buildings from around the world designed by Arab architects
From the Guangzhou Opera House to the New Gourna village, here are some of the most beautiful sites designed by Arab architects
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Razmig Bedirian
18 March, 2020
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