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  • Koutoubia Mosque

    Koutoubia Mosque, or Kutubiyya Mosque, is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was originally built in 1147 AD by the Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min and was entirely rebuilt in 1158. As for the minaret, it was completed in 1195 during the reign of the third Almohad Caliph, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur. The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 as part of Medina of Marrakesh.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Medina of Marrakesh.
    World Heritage Site
    Koutoubia Mosque
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    Elevation: 462 m

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    Koutoubia Mosque

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1985

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Morocco

    Marrakesh-Safi

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    12th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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