"UMM AL-QURA" AND THE IDEA OF REGIONALISM

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Author(s)

VASEGH MAHMOUD | AHMADI SEYED ABBAS | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

REGIONQ2

REGIONAL SYSTEMQ3

REGIONALISMQ2

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHYQ2

OMMOLGHORA (MAINLAND)Q2

Abstract

A "Geographical REGION" is a geographical space or span which includes maximum of homogeneity, resemblance and integrity from human and natural phenomena and factors point of view. Concept of "REGION" is of great importance in POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY and is applied to a group of countries enjoying highest amount of similar and common factors such as natural, cultural, political and economic ones .It is said that these linking factors should differentiate one REGION from the other REGIONs and environments. This paper, considering some geographical properties for the concept of Umm al-Qura (the Mother of Cities), which is a Quranic concept, tries to make it adaptable with "REGION", REGIONal system in POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY and consider it within a framework of REGIONalism and REGIONal system with their own cultural, political and economic characteristics. This paper, through a qualitative descriptive-analytic method along with library way of data gathering from among books and specialized articles. The main question is: "Can the idea of Umm al-Qura be considered as a pattern and basis for REGIONalism? Taking its geographical properties into account, our hypothesis is: "Islamic Umm al-Qura can be a basis and system for REGIONal convergence.

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APA: Copy

VASEGH, MAHMOUD, & AHMADI, SEYED ABBAS. (2014). "UMM AL-QURA" AND THE IDEA OF REGIONALISM. JOURNAL OF DEFENSE POLICY, 22(1 (86)), 9-28. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/261083/en

Vancouver: Copy

VASEGH MAHMOUD, AHMADI SEYED ABBAS. "UMM AL-QURA" AND THE IDEA OF REGIONALISM. JOURNAL OF DEFENSE POLICY[Internet]. 2014;22(1 (86)):9-28. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/261083/en

IEEE: Copy

MAHMOUD VASEGH, and SEYED ABBAS AHMADI, “"UMM AL-QURA" AND THE IDEA OF REGIONALISM,” JOURNAL OF DEFENSE POLICY, vol. 22, no. 1 (86), pp. 9–28, 2014, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/261083/en

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