Kasbah Mosque
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Kasbah Mosque is a historic Almohad-era congregational mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, notable for its distinctive minaret and proximity to key royal and funerary sites.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kasbah Mosque canonical | 2 |
| Kasbah Mosque of Marrakesh | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Almohad architecture
ⓘ
Moorish architecture ⓘ Moroccan architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Almohad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Yaqub al-Mansur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRole | royal mosque of the kasbah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | late 12th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 12th century ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Almohad era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
Friday prayer mosque
ⓘ
congregational mosque ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
carved stucco
ⓘ
sebka pattern ⓘ zellij tilework ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kasbah Mosque minaret
ⓘ
ablutions area ⓘ courtyard ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Medina of Marrakesh UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kasbah district of Marrakesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Marrakesh-Safi region NERFINISHED ⓘ medina of Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOldCity | yes ⓘ |
| locatedInUNESCOSite | Medina of Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bab Agnaou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Badi Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Mellah of Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Palace of Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Saadian Tombs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| minaretShape | square ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Almohad decorative motifs
ⓘ
distinctive minaret ⓘ historical significance in Marrakesh ⓘ proximity to royal and funerary complexes ⓘ |
| region | Marrakesh-Safi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rite | Maliki ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched tile roof ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Medina of Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kasbah Mosque of Marrakesh