Architectural styles from the Medieval period that arose in or belong to the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus, grouped by the place their own cited articles name, such as the church building of the Copts of Egypt and the stone tower houses of the Ingush and the Svans in the mountains of the Caucasus. A style belongs here when its cited article places it in one of these regions. Styles of other regions sit in the matching regional groups of the same subcategory, and styles whose article names no region are left in the subcategory until a regional group fits them. Each group needs at least two styles that their own articles place there.
All Medieval Styles of the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus
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Coptic architecture (Wikipedia)
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Coptic architecture is the architecture of the Coptic Christians, who form the majority of Christians in Egypt.
Ingush towers (Wikipedia)
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Ingush towers (Ingush: гӀалгӀай гӀалаш/вӀовнаш, romanized: ghalghai ghālash/vhóvnash) are medieval Ingush stone structures used as residences, signal posts, and fortifications.
Svan tower (Wikipedia)
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Svan towers (Georgian: სვანური კოშკი, romanized: svanuri k'oshk'i) refers to the tower houses built as defensive dwellings in the Georgian historical region of Svaneti (present-day Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti). These towers are unique to the region and were primarily built between the 9th and 12th centuries, during the Georgian Golden Age.
Architecture of Georgia (country) (Wikipedia)
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Characteristic features of the Georgian architecture are monumentality, clear composition, strict proportions, moderate use of decorations
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