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Kutubiyya mosque |Morocco monuments |Historicall monuments |Marrakech city

Monuments are varied around the world ; there are touristic , archaeologic , and historic monuments which may have built and demolished for ages . Every world countries have a special monuments distinguish from the others and Arabic countries cherish ancient Historical Monuments since they are being the land of civilizations .

Kutubiyya mosque is the biggest mosque in Marrakech city ,Morocco , that positioned at the center of Marrakech , near the famous public place of Jamaa el-Fna massive gardens surrounded by large gardens .




The name of the Kutubiyya mosque derives from a market of bookselling . The time in which this mosque estalblished was the time Almohad caliph namely the founder himself ,who built this moque, is called Abd Al-Mu'min after he vanquished marrakech from the Almoravids ; though ,the mosque was reconstructed fully via Abd Al-Mu'min ,with Yaqub Al-Mansor possibly completing construction of the minerat around 1195 .



it is deemed a classic an an important example of Al'mohad architecture ,and of Moroccan mosque architecture generally . The mosque is geographically situated near Jamaa Al fnaa souq ,which is the most famous market since the establishment of the city of Marrakech .





the mosque structure is absolutely different for instance ,to the west, and south of the mosque is notable rose garden,and across Avenue houmman-el-fetouaki is tiny mausoleum of the almoravid emir yusuf ibn tashfin ,the great builders of marrakech ,composing of a simple crenelate structure. For what have seen , we have not take a look into the architetural details of the first mosque and the new one which are approximately smilar bar for the orientation . being old ,and had a history ; the first mosque is then visible as archaeological remains .

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