Morphology and Typology of Islamic Dome Architectural Design in the Middle East and Central Asia: Persian Islamic Dome

Dome has been a significant element and structure in the architecture of Islam, where it usually can be found mosques from many years ago, which started Umayyad period Jerusalem (691 AD). However, persistent practice domes modern Islamic led to development evolution dome concepts types. Therefore, current paper aims analyze classify architectural design how evolved Central Asia Middle East over time. The used systematic search narrative review 26 publications published English Scopus ScienceDirect databases before 2023. study reviewed dome's morphology six different periods that emerged Eastern: pre-Islam, early Seljuk era, Ikhanids Timurids Safavids Qajar Contemporary period. Further, highlighted three main stylistic classifications domes: shape, type shell, support. contributed deeper understanding through