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Koutoubia Mosque
by Daniel Csörföly, CC-BY-SA-3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Koutoubia Mosque
Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was built under the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184 to 1199 AD). The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 as part of Medina of Marrakesh.
Site Information
Country: Morocco
District: Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz
Site History: 12th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Medina of Marrakesh
Date of Inscription: 1985
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