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Ashadirvan (Persian:شادروان,Turkish:şadırvan,Arabic:شاذروان) is a type offountain that is usually built in the courtyard or near the entrance of mosques,caravanserais,khanqahs, andmadrasas, with the main purpose of providing water for drinking orritual ablutions to several people at the same time, but also as decorative visual or sound elements.[citation needed]
Shadirvans arePersian in origin and, with a curtain or drape, were originally placed in the tents of rulers or on the balconies of palaces.[1] They are a typical element ofOttoman architecture.[2][3]: 459
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