期刊名称：Journal of the Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijic, SASA
印刷版ISSN：0350-7599
电子版ISSN：1821-2808
出版年度：2016
卷号：66
期号：1
页码：1-17
DOI：10.2298/IJGI1601001T
出版社：Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA
摘要：The paper presents the analysis of the orientation of 60 mosques built in the XV and XVI centuries in the Balkans’ region of former Yugoslavia. The mosques have been selected according to their architectural value - mostly the dome mosques that were built by the most renowned builders. Based on the geographic coordinates, the qiblas of all mosques were calculated and the azimuths of their axes measured on orthophotographs. Statistical analysis has shown that the axes of these mosques vary in the horizon sector that is five times wider than the calculated sector of the correct qibla, with a systematic deviation of -10° 15' in relation to the correct qibla. Connections between deviations of the architectural design (dome mosques and other mosques), location and elevation have not been identified. However, a connection between deviations and the time of construction has been identified: deviations from the qibla are smaller in mosques built at a later date. The paper has laid the groundwork for future analysis of the causes of the aforementioned deviations: in the XV and XVI centuries there were no accurate geographic coordinates of locations and the builders were not able to calculate (take over, measure) the exact qibla direction, regardless of the method they applied.
关键词：Mosque orientation; qibla; Yugoslavia; circular statistics; test of uniformity; von Mises distribution
