Illustrations

I.1.  Sketch of Aleppo in the eighteenth century from A. Drummond, Travels Through Different Cities . . . and Several Parts of Asia (London, 1754)

I.2.  The citadel of Aleppo from its main entrance

I.3.  A scene from a residential neighborhood in Aleppo

4.1.  Typical courtyard from an elite home

Doc. 1.  Aleppo-shari‘a court record: Sijillat al-Mahakim Halab (SMH) 1:185:1913 2 Safar 962 A.H./December 1554

Doc. 2.  Shari‘a court record: SMH 45:154:372 19 Dhu’l Hijja 1130 A.H./November 1718

Doc. 3.  Aleppo-shari‘a court record: SMH 36:182:517 18 Dhu’l Hijja 1098 A.H./October 1687

Doc. 4.  Aleppo-shari‘a court record: SMH 55:53:175 4 Rajab 1147 A.H./November 1734

Doc. 5.  Aleppo-shari‘a court record: SMH 34:97:533 17 Shawwal 1089 A.H./August 1687

Doc. 6.  Aleppo-shari‘a court record: SMH 113:178:460 29 Rabi‘ al-Thani 1190 A.H./June 1776

MAPS

I.1.  Regional map of the East Mediterranean

I.2.  Aleppo and its environs

3.1.  Aleppo and its quarters

4.1.  Spatial representation of zina-type crimes committed in Aleppo in the period under study

TABLES

3.1.  Methodology: Selection of sijills from the shari‘a courts of Aleppo

4.1.  Prostitution and zina-type cases by century

4.2.  Total Numbers of Prostitution and zina-type cases by century

4.3.  Breakdown of prostitution cases by religion

4.4.  Breakdown of zina-type and prostitution cases

5.1.  Rape cases located in the Aleppo court registers

A2.1.  All Zina-type cases found within the selected Aleppo sijills