Transformation Analysis of Traditional Mosques: The Case of Quzzat Quarter of Herat Old City, Afghanistan

This study examines the traditional mosques in Quzzat quarter of Herat Old City, Afghanistan, after WWII. The discovered urban developments, typology mosques, as well destructions, changes, and transformations mosques. It involved compiling data, conducting a field survey, examining historical maps, reviewing published works to explain constructions, finding out how took place. Twenty-nine are constructed area. Twenty-five them were originally before WWII with local material, four WWII; these four, three modern (concrete) one is made material. Twelve twenty-five still exist form, while twelve have been transformed, has damaged. Modern found northwest quarter, where city wall was razed, flattened, transformed into residential Transformations started occurred mainly southern parts quarter. majority northern areas preserved, regions they constructions carried newly urbanized areas.