Tinmal
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Tinmal is a historic fortified village in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, renowned as the spiritual and political cradle of the Almohad movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tinmal canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified settlement
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ mosque ⓘ village ⓘ |
| accessRoad | road along Nfis valley from Marrakesh ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Almohad architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Almohad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligiousMovement | Almohad movement GENERATED ⓘ |
| buildingTechnique | traditional Atlas construction methods ⓘ |
| builtBy | Abd al-Mu’min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| climate | mountain climate ⓘ |
| contains | Tinmal Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Berber (Amazigh) High Atlas region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromMarrakesh | about 100 kilometres ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1200 metres ⓘ |
| fortificationType | mountain stronghold ⓘ |
| foundedAsBaseBy | Ibn Tumart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Ibn Tumart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| function | royal necropolis ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | candidate for UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
political cradle of the Almohad movement
ⓘ
spiritual cradle of the Almohad movement ⓘ |
| landscape | rugged mountain valley ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Tachelhit-speaking area ⓘ |
| laterStatus | declined after shift of Almohad capital to Marrakesh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | High Atlas Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Al Haouz Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marrakesh-Safi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nfis River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Tinmal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | burial of Almohad rulers in Tinmal Mosque ⓘ |
| notableFor | Tinmal Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | 12th century ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionMaterial |
rammed earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationHistorical | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | center of Almohad religious reform ⓘ |
| strategicFunction |
base for Almohad expansion in Morocco
ⓘ
control of High Atlas passes ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAsCapitalBy | Almohad movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wallType | fortified enclosure walls ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.