Bab Doukkala Mosque
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The Bab Doukkala Mosque or Mosque of Bab Doukkala is a mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is named after the nearby western city gate, Bab Doukkala. It was built in the 16th century during the Saadian p
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The fountain, adjoined to the ablutions annex (north of the mosque), seen in 1915
The mosque in 2011
The northwestern entrance of the mosque (2017 photo)
Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes
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The Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes is a zawiya in Marrakesh, Morocco. The complex is centered around the mausoleum of Abu al-Abbas al-Sabti, a Sufi teacher who died in 1204. He is the most venerated of the
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…time after the mosque's construction. Based on its style, Xavier Salmon suggests that it may have been built around the same time as the minaret of the Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes (built by Abu Faris Abdallah), at the beginning of the 17th century. The three arches on the exterior northeastern facade of the mosque, near the…
Main courtyard of the complex, with mausoleum on the right and minaret on the left
Entrance to the bazaar street on the south side of the complex
The main southeast courtyard of the complex
The monumental ornate wall fountain in the southeast courtyard