Tinmal Mosque

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Tinmal Mosque is a 12th-century Almohad-era mosque in Morocco, renowned as one of the earliest and most important examples of Almohad religious architecture.

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Tinmal Mosque canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Almohad architecture
historical monument
mosque
architecturalStyle Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad
builtBy Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
builtDuringReignOf Abd al-Mu’min
builtFor Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad movement
builtInCentury 12th century
constructionEnd 1156
constructionStart 1153
country Morocco
damageEvent 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake
denomination Sunni Islam
hasCourtyard central courtyard (sahn)
hasFeature T-shaped plan
central nave leading to mihrab
lambrequin arches
muqarnas decoration
pointed horseshoe arches
square minaret base
hasMihrab ornately decorated mihrab
heritageDesignation Moroccan national heritage site
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site
heritageStatus ruined mosque
historicalRole spiritual center of the Almohad movement
inspired Hassan II Mosque
surface form: Hassan Mosque of Rabat

Koutoubia Mosque
surface form: Kutubiyya Mosque
inspiredBy Great Mosque of Córdoba
surface form: Great Mosque of Cordoba
locatedIn Tinmel
locatedInRegion Al Haouz Province
High Atlas
surface form: High Atlas Mountains

Marrakesh-Safi
locatedInValley Nfis Valley
locatedNear Marrakesh
materialUsed brick
stone
stucco
wood
numberOfAisles nine
openToPublic yes
planType hypostyle mosque
religiousAffiliation Islam
significance major monument of Moroccan Islamic architecture
one of the earliest Almohad mosques
prototype of later Almohad mosque architecture
status partially restored ruin
sufferedSevereDamageIn 2023
UNESCOTentativeListCategory Cultural
UNESCOTentativeListInscriptionYear 1995

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Almohad dynasty notableBuilding Tinmal Mosque