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  2. Mosque of the Andalusians - Wikipedia

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    The mosque also provided seven courses for education and contained two libraries, similar to the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque, making it the second most important mosque in the medina of Fez. [4] [2] The Marinids also founded at least two madrasas nearby in the early 14th century: the Sahrij Madrasa and Sba'iyyin Madrasa. Like the madrasas near the ...

  3. List of the oldest mosques - Wikipedia

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    The oldest mosques in the world can refer to the oldest, surviving building or to the oldest mosque congregation. There is also a distinction between old mosque buildings in continuous use as mosques and others no longer used as mosques. In terms of congregations, there are early established congregations that have been in continuous existence ...

  4. List of former mosques in Spain - Wikipedia

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    The term former mosque in this list includes any Muslim mosque (building) or site used for Islamic Prayer in Al-Andalus but is not so any longer. These former mosques were used as Muslim places of worship during the Al-Andalus period from 711 AD to 1492 AD when various Muslim Moorish kingdoms ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula .

  5. Great Mosque of Fes el-Jdid - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. History of Fez - Wikipedia

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    The first mosques of the city were the Mosque of the Sharifs (or Shurafa Mosque) and the Mosque of the Sheikhs (or al-Anouar Mosque); however, they no longer exist in their original form. The Mosque of the Sharifs became the burial site of Idris II upon his death and later evolved into the Zawiya of Moulay Idris II that exists today, while the ...

  7. Fatima al-Fihriya - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Lalla Ghriba Mosque, Fez - Wikipedia

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    The mosque was founded in 1408, under the reign of the Marinid sultan Abu Sa'id Uthman III. [1] [2] [3] The surrounding Lalla Ghriba neighbourhood is named after the mosque and occupies the far east and northeast of Fes el-Jdid. [1] This area had previously been occupied by grain silos and open spaces where passing troops could camp. The mosque ...

  9. List of mosques in Spain - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of mosques in Spain. It lists Muslim mosques (Arabic: Masjid, Spanish: Mezquita) and Islamic centers in Spain. It lists only open, functioning mosques that allow Muslims to perform Islamic prayers . For a list of old historical mosques built during the Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain) period, please see the list of former mosques in Spain.