Moulay Abdallah Mosque

Moulay Abdallah Mosque
The minaret of the Moulay Abdallah Mosque.
Religion
Sect(Maliki) Sunni
Location
LocationFes, Morocco
Geographic coordinates34°03′24.9″N 4°59′38.6″W / 34.056917°N 4.994056°W / 34.056917; -4.994056
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleMoroccan, Islamic
FounderSultan Moulay Abdallah
Date established18th century
Minaret(s)1

The Moulay Abdallah Mosque or Mosque of Moulay Abdallah is a major mosque and royal necropolis complex situated in the center of the Moulay Abdallah district in Fes el-Jdid, the historic palace-city and citadel in Fes, Morocco. It was founded by the Alaouite sultan Moulay Abdallah (ruled intermittently between 1729 and 1757) who is buried in the adjoining necropolis along with later members of the dynasty.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Le Tourneau, Roger (1949). Fès avant le protectorat: étude économique et sociale d'une ville de l'occident musulman. Casablanca: Société Marocaine de Librairie et d'Édition. pp. 88, 98, 463.
  2. ^ Marçais, Georges (1954). L'architecture musulmane d'Occident. Paris: Arts et métiers graphiques. p. 391.
  3. ^ Maslow, Boris (1937). Les mosquées de Fès et du nord du Maroc. Paris: Éditions d'art et d'histoire. pp. 86–91.