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Circular minaret, Moulay Idriss, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco
Circular minaret of a mosque in Moulay Idriss, dated 1939, decorated with green and white tiles with Koranic inscriptions, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. This is the only circular minaret in Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Unique Identifier
AR9183563
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3744px × 5616px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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1930s
20th century
8TH CENTURY
AFRICA
African
Arabian
ARABIC
Architecture
belief
building
call to prayer
Circular
color
COLOR IMAGE
colour image
DAY
Exterior
Faith
HERITAGE
History
IMAGE
Inscription
Islam
ISLAMIC
Koran
Loudspeaker
MC
Minaret
Morning
Moroccan
Morocco
Mosque
NORTH AFRICA
NORTH AFRICAN
Outdoors
OUTSIDE
Photograph
religion
rooftops
ROUND
SACRED
TILED
TILES
tilework
TOURISM
Tourist Attraction
Travel
VERTICAL
writing