التطور العمراني لبلدة سنجل دراسة اثرية تاريخة ومعمارية
Date
2014-03-26
Authors
صالح علي طوافشة
Saleh Ali Tawafsheh
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جامعة القدس
Abstract
The aims of this study are to knowing the nature of Sinjel Town and studying its architectural development through historical eras and trying to understand all the changes took place in it.
The researcher depended on analytics descriptive style in his study which includes outdoors work ranging from drawing, photography, surveys, vocal interviews and office work.
Sinjel is considered one of the most important town on the separating line between the north and south of Palestine, it supervises on the way between Nablus and Jerusalem, it forms a central link in discovering and finding the population development on that way especially in the era of wars especially the crusader wars.
However it didn’t take its chance in studies ever the less of its military importance because of its strategic site.
This study focuses on the architectural development in sinjle since it started with a historical study about settling in the area from the early ages. The study focuses on the importance of the site, climate, land escape, economy, population fountains and what travelers said and a detailed historical surveys which showed the presence of people that represented the historical development of the area.
It also goes through the architectural development in the Ottoman period which is core of the study from the planning, and division of the streets and arches, ways and styles of buildings, through the study of different styles and patterns of architectural elements .It includes a detailed description supported with pictures, architectural designs, documents and illustrative sketches.
In order to support the basic information I had to go through the most distinguished building techniques used in that time , the supplies and where they came from , and then about tools and materials used, then about the development of architectural elements which formed the buildings and their front parts with analysis classification and comparison.
There is preface focuses on the importance of the study, its causes, aims, hypothesis, strategies and organization, In a scientific attempt aims to support one of the most important
This study improved that settlement in Sinjel started in Early Bronze age and continued to Ottoman period.
For the future I recommend the researchers to make a comprehensive study and scientific excavation for archeological sites and the old town