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... urban life . It may be argued that it was in the cities of ancient Mesopotamia , Egypt , Greece , and Rome that a distinc- tively urban existence was first brought to that pitch of refinement that signifies an advanced civilization ...
... urban life . It may be argued that it was in the cities of ancient Mesopotamia , Egypt , Greece , and Rome that a distinc- tively urban existence was first brought to that pitch of refinement that signifies an advanced civilization ...
Page 290
... urban life over greater and greater areas . They are simply the filling up , at lesser but still urban densities , of larger areas and regions . From the old city develops the metropolitan area , comprising a large city of about 10 ...
... urban life over greater and greater areas . They are simply the filling up , at lesser but still urban densities , of larger areas and regions . From the old city develops the metropolitan area , comprising a large city of about 10 ...
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... urban pattern today . The Arab medinas ( native quar- ters ) of cities like Tripoli , Tunis , Al - Qayrawān ( Kairouan ) , Tlemcen , Fès , Meknès , and Marrakech became the main centres of North African urban life . Surrounded by walls ...
... urban pattern today . The Arab medinas ( native quar- ters ) of cities like Tripoli , Tunis , Al - Qayrawān ( Kairouan ) , Tlemcen , Fès , Meknès , and Marrakech became the main centres of North African urban life . Surrounded by walls ...
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