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  • Saadian Tombs

  • Saadian Tombs

    Saadian Tombs are a historic royal necropolis located in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was first constructed in 1557 AD by Abdallah al-Ghalib, the second Saadian sultan of Morocco, and then expanded during the reign of Ahmad al-Mansur, who was ruler of the Saadi Sultanate from 1578 to his death in 1603. The Saadian Tombs were 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
    Saadian Tombs
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    Saadian Tombs
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    Saadian Tombs
    by Yastay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Saadian Tombs

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1985

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    Tombs and Necropolises

    Location

    Morocco

    Marrakesh-Safi

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    16th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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