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The Mosque of the Andalusians or Al-Andalusiyyin Mosque [1] [2] [3] (Arabic: جامع الأندلسيين, romanized: Jama' al-Andalusiyyin; Berber languages: ⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⴰⵏⴷⴰⵍⵓⵙ), sometimes also called the Andalusian Mosque, [4] is a major historic mosque in Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter of Fez, Morocco.
The Lalla ez-Zhar Mosque (Arabic: جامع لالة الزهر, romanized: Jama’ Lalla ez-Zhar, lit. 'Mosque of the Lady of the ( Orange Tree 's) Flower'), or al-Zahr Mosque , [ 1 ] is a mosque located in Fes el-Jdid in the historic old city of Fez , Morocco .
In 1981, the old city, consisting of Fes el-Bali and Fes Jdid, was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [ 95 ] During this period, however, Moroccans were also subject to serious social inequalities and economic precarity, particularly under the repressive reign of King Hassan II and the period known as the Years of Lead (roughly 1975 ...
The Great Mosque of Fes el-Jdid (Arabic: الجامع الكبير) is the historic main Friday mosque of Fes el-Jdid, the royal city and Marinid-era citadel of Fes, Morocco. It is believed to have been founded in 1276, around the same time that the city itself was founded, making it the oldest mosque in Fes el-Jdid. [1] [2] [3]
A number of mosques from the important Marinid era, when Fes Jdid was created to be the capital of Morocco, include the Great Mosque of Fez el-Jdid from 1276, the Abu al-Hasan Mosque from 1341, [127] the Chrabliyine Mosque from 1342, [128] and the al-Hamra Mosque from around the same period. [129]
This is the oldest mosque of Gilgit Baltistan located in Khaplu. [108] [109] Sixty Dome Mosque: Bagerhat Bangladesh: 1450 Built by Khan Jahan Ali, it is considered to be the second-oldest mosque in Bangladesh. The fortified structure contains eighty-one domes, sixty stone pillars and eleven mihrabs. Neevin Mosque: Lahore Pakistan: 1460
The architecture of Fez, Morocco, reflects the wider trends of Moroccan architecture dating from the city's foundation in the late 8th century and up to modern times. The old city of Fes, consisting of Fes el-Bali and Fes el-Jdid, is notable for being an exceptionally well-preserved medieval North African city and is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1]
Fatima is attributed as the founder of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez, in 857 or 859. [13] [11] [14] The mosque went on to become the most important congregational mosque in Fez and one of the foremost intellectual centers in Islamic North Africa. [14] Some scholars and UNESCO have claimed it to be the oldest continuously existing university ...