Koutoubia Mosque
Koutoubia Mosque, MAplace
About
Five times a day, one voice rises above the Djemaa din as the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer from the Koutoubia Mosque minaret. Excavations confirm a Marrakshi legend: the original mosque, built by Almoravid architects, wasn’t properly aligned with Mecca, so the pious Almohads levelled it to build a realigned one. When the present mosque was finished by Sultan Yacoub El Mansour in the 12th century, 100 booksellers were clustered around its base – hence the name, from kutubiyyin (booksellers).
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Station: 314n78w · 13.8 km away · 880m
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6 places to stay nearby
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutubiyya_Mosque
cnr Rue El Koutoubia & Ave Mohammed V, Koutoubia Mosque
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