Lalla Aouda Mosque
Mosque in Meknes, Morocco
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Overview
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The Lalla Aouda Mosque is a large historic mosque in Meknes, Morocco. It was first built as the mosque of the city's Marinid kasbah, or citadel. It was later remodeled to serve as the royal mosque of the imperial palace of the Alaouite sultan Moulay Isma'il. The mosque stands on Place Lalla Aouda in the Machouar district and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
History
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The mosque was built in 1276 as the mosque of the Marinid kasbah of Meknes.
In the late 17th century, during the reign of the Alaouite sultan Moulay Isma'il, it was remodeled and became the royal mosque of his imperial palace.
From Wikipedia
The Lalla Aouda Mosque or Mosque of Lalla 'Awda (Arabic: مسجد لالة عودة, romanized: masjid lalla 'awda; Berber languages: ⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⵄⴰⵡⴷⴰ, romanized: mezgita lalla 'awda) is a large historic mosque in Meknes, Morocco. It was originally the mosque of the Marinid kasbah (citadel) of the city, built in 1276, but was subsequently remodeled into the royal mosque of the Alaouite sultan Moulay Isma'il's imperial palace in the late 17th century.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalla_Aouda_Mosque
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%81_%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%81