Tinmel

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Tinmel is a historic village in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains known as the spiritual and political cradle of the Almohad dynasty and the site of the famed Tinmal Mosque.

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instanceOf historic site
village
architecturalStylePresent Almohad architecture
Moroccan Islamic architecture
associatedDynasty Almohad dynasty
associatedMovement Almohad reform movement
linked to: Almohad doctrine
associatedReligion Islam
climate mountain climate
country Morocco
culturalSignificance important site in Moroccan Islamic history
symbol of Almohad origins
distanceFromMarrakesh about 100 kilometres
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1200 metres
foundedAsBaseBy Ibn Tumart
hasPlaceOfWorship Tinmal Mosque
heritageStatus tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageThreat earthquakes
erosion
heritageUse pilgrimage site
tourist destination
historicalPeriod Almohad Caliphate
linked to: Almohad dynasty
knownFor Tinmal Mosque
being political cradle of the Almohad dynasty
being spiritual cradle of the Almohad dynasty
languageSpoken Arabic
Tamazight
locatedIn High Atlas Mountains
linked to: High Atlas
locatedInRegion Al Haouz Province
Marrakesh-Safi
locatedInValley Nfis Valley
locatedOnContinent Africa
mosqueBuiltUnder Abd al-Mu’min
mosqueConstructionCentury 12th century
mosqueFunction Friday mosque
royal necropolis
mosqueInfluenceOn Hassan Tower in Rabat
Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh
linked to: Koutoubia Mosque
mosqueNotableFeature horseshoe arches
hypostyle prayer hall
muqarnas decoration
nearCity Marrakesh
primaryConstructionMaterial rammed earth
stone
regionType rural
significantEvent launch of Almohad campaigns against Almoravids
transportAccess mountain road from Marrakesh via Asni and Ouirgane
unescoTentativeListSince 1995

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Tinmal Mosque locatedIn Tinmel
Nfis Valley near Tinmel