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  • As-Sunna Mosque in Rabat

  • As-Sunna Mosque in Rabat

    As-Sunna Mosque, or Assounna Mosque, is a historical mosque located in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. It was built in 1785 AD by the Alaouite sultan Moulay Mohammed ben Abdallah. The mosque was restored in the 19th century and then in the 20th century in 1969 during the reign of King Hassan II, when the location of the minaret was changed and rebuilt. The mosques was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012 as part of Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City a Shared Heritage.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City a Shared Heritage.
    World Heritage Site
    As-Sunna Mosque in Rabat
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    As-Sunna Mosque in Rabat

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2012

    mosque

    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Morocco

    Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

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    18th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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