The Grand Mosque in Kuysanjaq: An Archaeological Field Study

The city of Kuysanjaq has a special importance that stems from its unique location near  the river of Kuysanjaq and being surrounded by several Mounts. The best witness for  this importance and an incentive for the same is its originality in history. It is a city that been created in old ages and still existed to our present day. The strategic location of the city of Kuysanjaq made it one of the most important northern Iraqi cities on the commercial caravans' road.
Hence, the study of this unique city's Al-Jame' mosque sheds light on important aspects of Kuysanjaq's history, that are the religious and economic aspects in addition to the architectural and decorative aspects and their development.
Al-Jame' mosque is one of the most important old-fashioned mosques that were common during the first hijri centuries of the dawn of Islam. Therefore, the research shall address two tracks in terms of methodology; 1st: mosque's definition and its development through ages, 2nd: Studying the architectural and decorative aspects of the mosque and supporting the same with a field study.
In this regard the research includes a set of drawings and illustrations on this mosque that to be published for the first time ever.