A hosh ( ar, حوش, ḥūš), or hawsh, is a

courtyard A courtyard or court is a circumscribed area, often surrounded by a building or complex, that is open to the sky. Courtyards are common elements in both Western and Eastern building patterns and have been used by both ancient and contemporary ...

in some traditional residential complexes in the Arab world. It represents the center of the housing structure.

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