Abd al-Mu'min
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ʿAbd al-Muʾmin was a prominent member of the Almohad movement. Although the Almohad movement itself was founded by Ibn Tumart, Abd al-Mu'min was the founder of the ruling dynasty and creator of the Al
Statue of Abd al Mumin in Nedroma, Algeria
Mount Tajra, the highest point of the Eastern Trara mountains range, where Abd al-Mu'min was born, in Tlemcen Province
Kutubiyya Mosque
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The Kutubiyya Mosque or Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the Jemaa el-Fnaa market place, and is flanked by
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…structures of that time. He is considered as a national hero in Algeria. He was also a prodigious builder of monuments and palaces. He notably founded the Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh and the Mosque of Tinmel. In 1150 he built the Kasbah of the Udayas, across the river from Salé, and founded an adjacent settlement. Naming…
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The Koubba of Lalla Zohra and the plaza in front of the mosque
Kutubiyya Mosque, with remains of the first mosque in foreground
Remains of the mihrab area of the first Kutubiyya Mosque, on the exterior northern wall of the current mosque