Tinmal Mosque

Tinmal Mosque
ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵏⵎⵍ
The mosque in 2018[a]
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Statusinactive
Location
LocationTinmel, Morocco
Geographic coordinates30°59′5.4″N 8°13′42.1″W / 30.984833°N 8.228361°W / 30.984833; -8.228361
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleMoorish (Almohad)
FounderAbd al-Mu'min
Date established1148 CE
Specifications
Minaret(s)1
Materialsbrick

The Tinmal Mosque or Great Mosque of Tinmal (also spelled Tinmel or Tin Mal; Tachelhit: ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵏⵎⵍ; Arabic: مسجد تنمل) is a 12th-century mosque located in the village of Tinmel in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Although no longer operating as a mosque today, its remains are preserved as a historic site. It was built at the site where Ibn Tumart, the founder of the Almohad movement, was buried and it is considered an important example of Almohad architecture.

The mosque was added to the Tentative List of potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995. It suffered significant damage during the 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake.[1][2]


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  1. ^ Kottasová, Ivana (2023-09-10). "Earthquake damages centuries-old sites in Marrakech but spares modern city". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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