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So far we have reviewed how an ‘Islamic city’ has been defined; which characteristics or clichés have been attributed to it; how among its attributed features the term labyrinth can be considered as an exclusive concept which embraces all others and at the same time speaks of deeper dimensions; subsequently, what has been thought to be a labyrinth over the course of history, and which patterns and interpretations have been linked to it.
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Falahat, S. (2014). Discovering the City. In: Re-imaging the City. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04596-8_3
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