In Qena Region, the Bathroom area suffers from urban, social
and economic issues, adversely affecting one of the most prominent Islamic
buildings (the Ottoman Bathroom). In the current research, the technique of
Geographic Information Systems ( GIS) was selected to determine the current
state of the Ottoman Bathroom and its urban surroundings within Qena Region.
The urban, economic , and social status of the urban environment of the
bathroom was carried out in three categories of the assessment. The spatial
database was designed to track and analyse spatial and descriptive data on the
surrounding area of the bathroom; the study findings revealed that the
residential buildings were heavily damaged. Samples were obtained from various
locations in the bathroom, examined with EDX analytical methods by Scanning
Electron Microscopy ( SEM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). Previous studies have
shown that there is crystallised salt in the pores of bricks, micro-cracks, and
losses in the internal structure of construction materials. The paper concludes
that the GIS technique is an effective method for the rehabilitation of the
Ottoman Bathroom and the surrounding area, with the need to reuse the bathroom
in the same old function in order to maintain, revitalise and benefit it in Qena
City's tourism growth. In addition to determining the key roads to enter the
region, where the GIS technique is used to determine the boundaries of the
macro and micro background of the old Qena city, architecture maps of the
region In addition to the construction of databases for the modernization of
facilities and the conceptualization of utilities areas to be carried out in
the vicinity of the toilet, sewerage, drinking water, power delivery, and
communication lines networks.
Author (s) Details
Dr. Essam H. Mohamed
Archaeological Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, South
Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
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