Zawiya (institution) in the context of "Sidi Barrani"

Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the present day. The Islamic world encompasses a wide geographic area historically ranging from western Africa and Europe to eastern Asia. Certain commonalities are shared by Islamic architectural styles across all these regions, but over time different regions developed their own styles according to local materials and techniques, local dynasties and patrons, different regional centers of artistic production, and sometimes different religious affiliations.

Early Islamic architecture was influenced by Roman, Byzantine, Iranian, and Mesopotamian architecture and all other lands which the early Muslim conquests conquered in the seventh and eighth centuries. Later it developed distinct characteristics in the form of buildings and in the decoration of surfaces with Islamic calligraphy, arabesques, and geometric motifs. New architectural elements like minarets, muqarnas, and multifoil arches were invented. Common or important types of buildings in Islamic architecture include mosques, madrasas, tombs, palaces, hammams (public baths), Sufi hospices (e.g. khanqahs or zawiyas), fountains and sabils, commercial buildings (e.g. caravanserais and bazaars), and military fortifications.

The Mevlâna Museum (Turkish: Mevlânâ Müzesi), in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge (Tekke) of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (Turkish: Celaleddin-i Rumi), a Persian Sufi mystic.

This is a list of ziyarat locations from all around the world. Ziyarats are often shrines dedicated to various Muslim saints and Awliya but can also be places that are associated with them, like zawiyas.

The Sidi Kacem El Jellizi Mausoleum (زاوية سيدي قاسم الجليزي) is a zawiya located on the edge of the medina of Tunis in Tunisia.

The Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes (Arabic: زاوية سيدي بلعباس) is a zawiya (Islamic Sufi religious complex) in Marrakesh, Morocco. The complex is centered around the mausoleum of Abu al-Abbas al-Sabti (or Sidi Bel Abbes), a Sufi teacher who died in 1204. He is the most venerated of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh, generally considered the "patron saint" of the city.

The zawiya's architecture dates in part to the late Saadian period (early 17th century) but has been modified and restored multiple times during the Alawi period from the late 17th to 19th centuries. The complex includes many buildings of various functions arranged around two courtyards or plazas. The most important elements include the saint's mausoleum and a mosque, along with a madrasa, an asylum/hospice, and other facilities.