Koutoubia Mosque

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historical monument mosque religious building tourist attraction

Koutoubia Mosque is a landmark 12th-century mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, renowned for its towering minaret and classic Almohad architecture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kutubiyya Mosque 4
Koutoubia Mosque canonical 3
Kutubiya Mosque 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical monument ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access interior generally closed to non-Muslims ⓘ
adjacentTo Koutoubia Gardens ⓘ
alsoKnownAs al-Qarawiyyin Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Jami’ al-Kutubiyin

Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Kutubiya Mosque

Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Kutubiyya Mosque
architecturalStyle Almohad architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Almohad dynasty ⓘ
builtUnder Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate

Abd al-Mu’min ⓘ
surface form: Caliph Abd al-Mu’min
city Marrakesh ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 1157 ⓘ
constructionStart circa 1147 ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
dominatingFeature towering minaret ⓘ
followsPlan T-plan mosque layout ⓘ
function Friday mosque ⓘ
hasPart courtyard ⓘ
decorative tilework ⓘ
horseshoe arches ⓘ
merlons ⓘ
mihrab ⓘ
minaret ⓘ
minbar ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
heightOfMinaret approximately 77 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
inspired Giralda ⓘ
surface form: Giralda of Seville

Hassan Tower ⓘ
surface form: Hassan Tower in Rabat
locatedIn Marrakesh-Safi region ⓘ
Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
material red sandstone ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Arabic word for booksellers ⓘ
near Jemaa el-Fnaa ⓘ
surface form: Jemaa el-Fnaa square
numberOfMinarets 1 ⓘ
orientation towards Mecca ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significance landmark of Marrakesh ⓘ
symbol of Almohad architectural achievement ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1985 ⓘ
yearCompleted 12th century ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marrakesh → hasTouristAttraction → Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
Almohad dynasty → notableBuilding → Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
Jemaa el-Fnaa → hasNearby → Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
Koutoubia Mosque → alsoKnownAs → Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kutubiyya Mosque
Koutoubia Mosque → alsoKnownAs → Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kutubiya Mosque
Almohad architecture → hasNotableExample → Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kutubiyya Mosque
Maghrebi architecture → notableExample → Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kutubiyya Mosque
Tinmal Mosque → inspired → Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kutubiyya Mosque