Great Mosque of Salé
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The Great Mosque of Salé, also known as the Masjid al-Tal'a, is a historic mosque in Salé, Morocco. It is the main mosque of the old city. Covering an area of 5,070 m2, it is the third-largest mosque
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Entrance to the mosque (center) and to the adjacent 14th-century Marinid Madrasa (left)
The main courtyard (sahn) of the mosque
Inside the prayer hall of the mosque
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Uthman
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Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Uthman, was a sultan of the Marinid dynasty who reigned in parts of what is now Morocco between 1331 and 1348. In 1333 he captured Gibraltar from the Castilians, although a later
Great Mosque of Salé
…the mosque and taken as slaves for Seville. The Marinid sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub reconquered the city soon afterwards. In 1342 another Marinid sultan, Abu al-Hasan, built the Madrasa of Abu al-Hasan next to the mosque, adding to its development as a religious and intellectual center of the city. The mosque was…
Dirham minted under the reign of the Marinid ruler Abu al-Hasan ibn Uthman.
Strait of Gibraltar, with Ceuta in the southeast opposite Algeciras Bay and Gibraltar.
Dinar minted during his reign
Ruins of his mausoleum in the Marinid necropolis of the Chellah archeological site.