A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco)
The Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, located near the Suq al-‘Attarin, or Fez al-Bali Spice Market, is one of the world’s oldest colleges and one of the…
Architecture
A visit to a historical place/building (Ben Youssef Madrasa, Morocco)
The Ben Youssef Madrasa (Arabic: مدرسة ابن يوسف; also transliterated as Bin Yusuf or Ibn Yusuf Madrasa), is named after Wattasid king ‘Ali bin Yusuf…
A visit to a historical place/building (Kutubiyya Mosque, Morocco)
The Kutubiyya Mosque (Arabic: جامع الكتبية Arabic pronunciation: jaːmiʕu‿lkutubijːa(h)), also known as the Koutoubia Mosque, is the second of two nearly identical Kutubiyya mosques erected…
A visit to a historical place/building (Grand Mosque of Tangier, Morocco)
The Grand Mosque of Tangier is a nineteenth-century structure located in what was once the heart of Tangier’s medina; it is the city’s (Tangier, Morocco) traditional…
A visit to a historical place/building (Bou Inania Madrasa, Morocco)
The Madrasa Bou Inania (Arabic: المدرسة البوعنانية, romanized: al-madrasa ʾabū ʿinānīya) is a madrasa in Fes, Morocco, erected in 1350–55 CE by Abu Inan Faris…
A visit to a historical place/building (Bab Doukkala Mosque, Morocco)
The Bab Doukkala Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Bab Doukkala, is a significant Friday mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. The mosque is next to…
A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of the Andalusians, Morocco)
The Mosque of the Andalusians or Al-Andalusiyyin Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الأندلسيين, romanized: Masjid al-Andalusiyyin), also known as the Andalusian Mosque, began as a small, simple…
A visit to a historical place/building (Great Mosque of Kilwa, Tanzania)
The Great Mosque of Kilwa is a congregational mosque located on the Tanzanian island of Kilwa Kisiwani. Though it is predated by components from the…
A visit to a historical place/building (Sidi Yahya Mosque, Mali)
The Mosque of Muhammad-n-Allah, also known as the Sidi Yahya Mosque (French: Mosquée de Sidi Yahya, Arabic: جامع سيدي يحيى), is a mosque and madrassa…
Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali
The Great Mosque of Djenné (French: Grande mosquée de Djenné, Arabic: الجامع الكبير في جينيه), in present-day Mali, is one of Africa’s wonders and one…
A visit to a historical place/building (Larabanga Mosque, Ghana)
The Larabanga Mosque is a mosque in Larabanga, Ghana, designed in the Sudanese architectural style. Larabanga is Ghana’s oldest mosque and one of the country’s…
Sulayman Pasha Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
Built-in 1528 by the governor for the use of the Janissaries quartered in the northern enclosure, Sulayman Pasha al-Khadem Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سليمان باشا الخادم),…
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