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[[File:DTA Tayyarahs.png|thumb|250px|A classic tayyarah extending across a street of the Old Town.]] | [[File:DTA Tayyarahs.png|thumb|250px|A classic tayyarah extending across a street of the Old Town.]] | ||
[[Al-Ula|AlUla]] | [[Al-Ula Valley|AlUla]] [[Al-Ula|Old Town]] developed over time, becoming a maze of narrow lanes lined with small two-storey houses built side-by-side. This arrangement, with limited space to expand individual houses, gave rise to a particularly original and ingenious way to extend, the [[wikt:طيارة|tayyarah]]<!-- lit. "flying" not "airplane" in modern usage -->: with the consent of the neighbour opposite, construction of a room on the upper floor that spans the street provided an additional room for the house owner who built it. A side benefit was the shade provided for the lane below. | ||
[[Category:Database: Life in the Oasis]] | [[Category:Database: Life in the Oasis]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tayyarahs}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Tayyarahs}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:30, 28 September 2026
AlUla Old Town developed over time, becoming a maze of narrow lanes lined with small two-storey houses built side-by-side. This arrangement, with limited space to expand individual houses, gave rise to a particularly original and ingenious way to extend, the tayyarah: with the consent of the neighbour opposite, construction of a room on the upper floor that spans the street provided an additional room for the house owner who built it. A side benefit was the shade provided for the lane below.