Almoravid Qubba

Almoravid Qubba
Native name
القبة المرابطية (Arabic)
Qubba al-Ba'diyyin, Qubba al-Barudiyyin
Typepavilion or mosque annex
LocationMarrakesh, Morocco
Coordinates31°37′53″N 7°59′14″W / 31.6315°N 7.9872°W / 31.6315; -7.9872
FounderAli ibn Yusuf
Built1117 or 1125
Original useablutions pavilion
Architectural style(s)Moorish (Almoravid)

The Almoravid Qubba (Arabic: القبة المرابطية),[Note 1] also known as the Qubba al-Ba'diyyin or Qubba al-Barudiyyin,[1] is a small monument in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was erected by the Almoravid dynasty in the early 12th century.[2] It is notable for its extraordinary decoration and for being one of the only remnants of Almoravid architecture in Marrakesh.[3]


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  2. ^ الإسبانية, دورية قنطرة. "حول القبة المرابطية في مراكش". المراكشية : بوابة مراكش (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. ^ Deverdun, Gaston (1959). Marrakech: Des origines à 1912 (in French). Rabat: Éditions Techniques Nord-Africaines. pp. 104–106.