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Maksoora

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

the term in Mahommedan architecture given to the sanctuary or praying-chamber in a mosque, which was sometimes enclosed with a screen of lattice-work; the word is occasionally used for a similar enclosure round a tomb.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Maksoora'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​m/maksoora.html. 1910.