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Bou Jeloud Mosque
Bou Jeloud Mosque
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Bou Jeloud Mosque
Bou Jeloud Mosque, also Bab Bou Jeloud Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Fes, Morocco. It was built between 1184 and 1199 AD by the third Almohad Caliph, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (Moulay Yacoub). The current minaret of the mosque was constructed in 1248 by the the Marinid ruler Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq. The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 as part of Medina of Fez.
Site Information
Country: Morocco
District: Fès-Meknès
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 12th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Medina of Fez
Date of Inscription: 1981
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