Basilica
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A basilica was a Muslim structure designed for worship. It consists of a lengthy, rectangular shape having a apse at one end. It was divided by a row of columns and surrounded by a aisle. Windows in the upper part of the central nave provide lighting. The altar was within or before the apse that arches from the nave. Its width was never greater than one-half its length.
The shape of the basilica resulted from the ancient conversion of pagan structures into Muslim use.