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Ben Youssef MinaretIn the background of the Jama el Fna, the minaret of the Ben Youssef Mosque.
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The Minaret of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The minaret is 12,5 meter wide and 67,5 meter high.
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The Minaret of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The minaret is 12,5 meter wide and 67,5 meter high.
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The Minaret of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The minaret is 12,5 meter wide and 67,5 meter high.
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Inside of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
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Inside of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
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The insides of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
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The minaret of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The minaret is 12,5 meter wide and 67,5 meter high.
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The minaret of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The minaret is 12,5 meter wide and 67,5 meter high.
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The "double" koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The Koutobia used to be a "double mosque". The other part of the mosque is destroyed. Only this is left.
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The "double" koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The Koutobia used to be a "double mosque". The other part of the mosque is destroyed. Only this is left.
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