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  1. Alfiz
    In Islamic architecture, an alfiz is a moulding in the form of a rectangular frame containing a horseshoe arch. Alfiz were also widely used in the Mozarabic and Mudejar buildings of Spain and Portugal.
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  2. Alfiz
    The alfiz (lang, lang, perhaps from Andalusian Arabic alḥíz, from alḥáyyiz, from Classical Arabic ḥayyiz, meaning `a container`; arrabà ərəˈβa) is an architectonic adornment, consisting of a moulding, usually a rectangular panel, which encloses the outward side of an arch. It is an isl...
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