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LA KOUTOUBIA

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2024
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2024

A landmark for the caravaneers of yesteryear and for today's visitors, the Almohad mosque stretches its 77 metres of delicacy towards the sky.

For nine centuries, this masterpiece of Hispano-Moorish art has dominated the Red City. When the city was taken by the Almohads in 1147, Sultan Abd el-Moumen undertook to re-establish a firm doctrine of Islam and to endow his capital with a mosque symbolizing these values. But soon after the inauguration, it was realized that the mosque did not point to Mecca! He ordered its destruction and began the construction of the one that watches over Marrakech today. The Koutoubia owes its name to the book souk that once stood at its feet.

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The monument unmissable Marrakech visible from afar. The adjoining garden allows you to move away from the hustle and bustle of the Jemaâ el-Fna.
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Visible emblem by far, the Koutoubia is nice to see at sunset. Photo of the city.

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