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Overview

Intertwined plant ornament that became a hallmark of Islamic art. It flows across plaster, stone, wood, manuscripts, mosques and palaces. ¹

People and things also explored

Girih· Islamic geometric patterns· Mamluk carpets· The Ardabil Carpet· Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo

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islam.museum contributors. “Arabesque”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/arabesque/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Manuscripts, art, architecture and relics from collections worldwide. Related

Girih

Islamic geometric strapwork building stars and polygons from interlacing bands; widespread in Seljuk and Safavid architecture, based on girih tiles.