Almohad walls of Rabat

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The Almohad walls of Rabat are a monumental 12th-century fortification system built under the Almohad dynasty, encircling and defining the historic core of Morocco’s capital.

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Almohad walls of Rabat canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city wall
fortification
historic monument
adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Bou Regreg River
architecturalStyle Almohad architecture
builder Almohad Caliphate
linked to: Almohad dynasty
commissionedBy Abu Yaqub Yusuf
Yaqub al-Mansur
continent Africa
country Morocco
culture Almohad dynasty
defines historic core of Rabat
endTime c. 1190s
era medieval period
function city enclosure
defensive fortification
hasPart Bab Zaer
Bab al-Alou
Bab al-Had
Bab er-Rouah
bastions
parapets
towers
walkway
height up to about 10 m
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus protected monument of Morocco
inception 12th century
length approximately 5 km
locatedIn Morocco
Rabat
locatedInTimeZone UTC+1
materialUsed lime mortar
rammed earth
stone
partOf Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage
preservationStatus partially preserved
region Maghreb
linked to: North Africa
significantFor Islamic military architecture
urban history of Rabat
startTime c. 1150s
surrounds historic city of Rabat
thickness 2 to 3 m
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 2012
usedFor city defense
symbolic representation of Almohad power

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