Tinmel
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Tinmel is a historic village in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains known as the spiritual and political cradle of the Almohad dynasty and the site of the famed Tinmal Mosque.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tinmel canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| architecturalStylePresent |
Almohad architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moroccan Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Almohad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Almohad reform movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | mountain climate ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Moroccan Islamic history
ⓘ
symbol of Almohad origins ⓘ |
| distanceFromMarrakesh | about 100 kilometres ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 1200 metres ⓘ |
| foundedAsBaseBy | Ibn Tumart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship | Tinmal Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageThreat |
earthquakes
ⓘ
erosion ⓘ |
| heritageUse |
pilgrimage site
ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Almohad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tinmal Mosque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
being political cradle of the Almohad dynasty ⓘ being spiritual cradle of the Almohad dynasty ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Tamazight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | High Atlas Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Al Haouz Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marrakesh-Safi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Nfis Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| mosqueBuiltUnder | Abd al-Mu’min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mosqueConstructionCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| mosqueFunction |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
royal necropolis ⓘ |
| mosqueInfluenceOn |
Hassan Tower in Rabat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mosqueNotableFeature |
horseshoe arches
ⓘ
hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ |
| nearCity | Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionMaterial |
rammed earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| significantEvent | launch of Almohad campaigns against Almoravids ⓘ |
| transportAccess | mountain road from Marrakesh via Asni and Ouirgane ⓘ |
| unescoTentativeListSince | 1995 ⓘ |
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