El Koutoubia mosque:
Monument: Al Koutoubia
District: Marrakech
Location: southwest district medina of Marrakech
Transport: 5 minutes walk from Jemaa El Fna
l Koutoubia was founded by Almouahad Abdelmunim in 1147 the construction of the Koutoubia began in 1141 and it took them 40 years it completed by Yaqub Almansour around 1195 Al Koutoubia mosque is the largest mosque in the city, located in the southwest district medina of Marrakech ,Its minaret 226 ft in high can be seen by 25 kilometers away, this tower is the highest building in Marrakech,
El Koutoubia architecture and ascetic decoration reflect the art of the Almohads by using a rose color, the Windows are curved and simplicity of design varying geometric arch motif topped by arrow and metal orbs. El Koutoubia is surrounded by large gardens which makes it one of the most beautiful monuments in Morocco.
The Koutoubia minaret served as a model to the Hassan II In Casablanca,Hassan tower in Rabat and Giralda of Seville.
The mining of the name El Koutoubia mosque, mosque is the center of religious in islam its the place where muslims pray, and El Koutoubia is meen in arabic Booksellers because it was surrounded by bookstors.
While the mosque is off-limits to non-muslims visors,but it’s allow to wander around the mosque seeing the ruins and the lovely garden Muslims must show respect for a mosque by removing their shoes.The muezzen calls to prayer five times a day the most day for pray is Friday. The prayer hall can accommodate 25,000 worshipers
Visite El koutoubia on a Private Day Tours Marrakech.
