Tinmal Mosque

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Tinmal Mosque is a 12th-century Almohad-era mosque in Morocco, renowned as one of the earliest and most important examples of Almohad religious architecture.

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Tinmal Mosque canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Almohad architecture
historical monument
mosque
architecturalStyle Almohad
linked to: Almohad dynasty
builtBy Almohad Caliphate
linked to: Almohad dynasty
builtDuringReignOf Abd al-Mu’min
builtFor Almohad movement
linked to: Almohad dynasty
builtInCentury 12th century
constructionEnd 1156
constructionStart 1153
country Morocco
damageEvent 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake
denomination Sunni Islam
hasCourtyard central courtyard (sahn)
hasFeature T-shaped plan
central nave leading to mihrab
lambrequin arches
muqarnas decoration
pointed horseshoe arches
square minaret base
hasMihrab ornately decorated mihrab
heritageDesignation Moroccan national heritage site
UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site
heritageStatus ruined mosque
historicalRole spiritual center of the Almohad movement
inspired Hassan Mosque of Rabat
linked to: Hassan II Mosque

Kutubiyya Mosque
linked to: Koutoubia Mosque
inspiredBy Great Mosque of Cordoba
locatedIn Tinmel
locatedInRegion Al Haouz Province
High Atlas Mountains
linked to: High Atlas

Marrakesh-Safi
locatedInValley Nfis Valley
locatedNear Marrakesh
materialUsed brick
stone
stucco
wood
numberOfAisles nine
openToPublic yes
planType hypostyle mosque
religiousAffiliation Islam
significance major monument of Moroccan Islamic architecture
one of the earliest Almohad mosques
prototype of later Almohad mosque architecture
status partially restored ruin
sufferedSevereDamageIn 2023
UNESCOTentativeListCategory Cultural
UNESCOTentativeListInscriptionYear 1995

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Almohad dynasty notableBuilding Tinmal Mosque