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Romans, Astronomy and the Qibla: Urban Form and Orientation of Islamic Cities of Tunisia

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African Cultural Astronomy

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  1. University of Arizona, Arizona

    M. E. Bonine

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  1. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Jarita C. Holbrook

  2. University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enuga State, Nigeria

    Johnson O. Urama

  3. University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

    R. Thebe Medupe

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Bonine, M.E. (2008). Romans, Astronomy and the Qibla: Urban Form and Orientation of Islamic Cities of Tunisia. In: Holbrook, J.C., Urama, J.O., Medupe, R.T. (eds) African Cultural Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6639-9_12

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