Marrakesh, Morocco
Mouassine Mosque
The Mouassine Mosque or al-Muwassin Mosque is a major mosque in the Mouassine neighbourhood of Marrakesh, Morocco. It was built in the 16th century by order of the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib. It was designed to serve as the Friday mosque of a newly redeveloped neighbourhood and formed the central element of a larger religious-charitable complex that also included a madrasa, a hammam, a library, and the Mouassine Fountain.
- City
- Marrakesh
- Country
- Morocco
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Marrakesh
- Bab Doukkala Mosque
- Kutubiyya Mosque
- Ben Salah Mosque
- Jemaa el-Fnaa
- Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakesh
- Majorelle Garden
Background: Wikipedia