Sabil-Kuttab

The house and sabil of Amir Abdullah was established by Prince Abdullah Ktakhda Azban in 1132 AH (1719-1720 AD). Al-Sabil occupies a part of an architectural complex consisting of shops that extend along the Saliba Street and other buildings occupied by the Nasiriyah primary school. It was build as a shelter to supply the citizens with drinkable water as well as a house for kuttab. This Islamic building typology -The Sabil-Kuttab- had a crucial impact on the society and culture at the time it was established as it was one of the primary sources of providing fresh water for the citizens and anyone who passes by it. Moreover, It was the leading setting for teaching young children reading and reciting the Quran as well as educating them about

Above the window is a horizontal arc and an arc with geometric motifs carved in it as well as mosaic designs(Figure 3). It is a stone based building with timber based windows on the outer facade. Also located at the main elevation is a granite plate consisting of information about the name of the establisher as well as the date of establiment. Figure 4:Granite Plate Containing information about the owner Written on the granite plate is a quotation said by sheikh Ali Mubarak. "He ordered the establishment of this blessed path of the virtue of Allah and the great goodness of God, the Amir Abdullah Kutkhda Azban The late Mustafa Ktekhda Azban year in the year thirty two hundred and one thousand"(Figure 4).Ali Mubarak said that the waqf document dated back to 1139 AH (1727 AD) and the establisher stopped the buildings located along the Saliba Street close to Mosque of Sheikho and gained from it's revenues 1140 part silver which equals to the cost of water being poured into the tank each year, 60 part silver for cleaning and maintainance, and 100 part silver for ropes and buckets. As for the money he spent, he dedicated 30 part silver per month for the genator, 500 part silver per year for the accountant and 600 part silver per year for the