Girih
الجيره (العقد الهندسي)
Islamic geometric strapwork building stars and polygons from interlacing bands; widespread in Seljuk and Safavid architecture, based on girih tiles.
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Islamic geometric knot patterns that build stars and polygons from interlacing lines. They were common in Safavid and Seljuk architecture and rest on girih tiles. 1
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Arabesque· Islamic geometric patterns· Mamluk carpets· The Ardabil Carpet· Great Mosque of Samarra· Grand Bazaar of Isfahan· Bazaar of Tabriz· Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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islam.museum contributors. “Girih”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/girih/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.