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  • Ar-Roua Mosque

  • Ar-Roua Mosque

    Ar-Roua Mosque, also known as Al Azhar Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Meknes, Morocco. It was built in 1775 AD by the Alaouite sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah and is considered one of the largest mosques in Meknes. The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 as part of Historic City of Meknes.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Historic City of Meknes.
    World Heritage Site
    Elevation: 544 m

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    Ar-Roua Mosque

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1996

    mosque

    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Morocco

    Fès-Meknès

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    18th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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