Editing Marrakesh (section)

===Mosques===
[[File:Minaret de Marrakech.jpg|thumb|right|Minaret of the [[Koutoubia Mosque]]]]
The [[Koutoubia Mosque]] is one of the largest and most famous mosques in the city, located southwest of Jemaa el-Fnaa. The mosque was founded in 1147 by the Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min. A second version of the mosque was entirely rebuilt by Abd al-Mu'min around 1158, with [[Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur|Ya'qub al-Mansur]] possibly finalizing construction of the [[minaret]] around 1195.{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959}} This second mosque is the structure that stands today. It is considered a major example of [[Almohad architecture]] and of [[Moroccan architecture|Moroccan mosque architecture]] generally.{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959}} Its [[minaret]] tower, the tallest in the city at {{Convert|77|m}} in height, is considered an important landmark and symbol of Marrakesh.<ref name="Gregg2007">{{cite book|last=Gregg|first=Gary S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iwajxJo_DMAC&pg=PA62|title=Culture and Identity in a Muslim Society|date=15 February 2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-531003-0|page=62|access-date=7 October 2012}}</ref>{{Sfn|Wilbaux|2001|p=101}} It likely influenced other buildings such as the [[Giralda]] of [[Seville]] and the [[Hassan Tower]] of [[Rabat]].{{Sfn|Salmon|2018}}<ref name="Ewert-1992">{{Cite book|last=Ewert|first=Christian|title=Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain|publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art|year=1992|isbn=0870996371|editor-last=Dodds|editor-first=Jerrilynn D.|location=New York|pages=85–95|chapter=The Architectural Heritage of Islamic Spain in North Africa}}</ref>{{Sfn|Bennison|2016}}<ref name="Hattstein">Hattstein, Markus and Delius, Peter (eds.) ''Islam: Art and Architecture''. h.f.ullmann.</ref>

[[Ben Youssef Mosque]] is named after the Almoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf, who built the original mosque in the 12th century to serve as the city's main [[Congregational mosque|Friday mosque]].{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959|pp=98–99}} After being abandoned during the Almohad period and falling into ruin, it was rebuilt in the 1560s by [[Abdallah al-Ghalib]] and then completely rebuilt again [[Slimane of Morocco|Moulay Sliman]] at the beginning of the 19th century.{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959|p=516}} The 16th-century Ben Youssef Madrasa is located next to it. Also next to it is the [[Almoravid Qubba]], a rare architectural remnant of the Almoravid period which was excavated and restored in the 20th century. It is a domed kiosk that demonstrates a sophisticated style and is an important indication of the art and [[Almoravid architecture|architecture of the period]].{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959|pp=105–106}}{{Sfn|Salmon|2018}}

The [[Kasbah Mosque (Marrakech)|Kasbah Mosque]] overlooks Place Moulay Yazid in the [[Kasbah of Marrakesh|Kasbah district]] of Marrakesh, close to the El Badi Palace. It was built by the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansour in the late 12th century to serve as the [[Jama Masjid|main mosque]] of the [[kasbah]] (citadel) where he and his high officials resided.{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959|pp=232–237}} It contended with the Koutoubia Mosque for prestige and the decoration of its minaret was highly influential in subsequent Moroccan architecture.{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959|p=238}} The mosque was repaired by the Saadi sultan [[Abdallah al-Ghalib|Moulay Abdallah al-Ghalib]] following a devastating explosion at a nearby gunpowder reserve in the second half of the 16th century.{{sfn|Salmon|2016|p=82}} Notably, the [[Saadian Tombs]] were built just outside its southern wall in this period.{{Sfn|Salmon|2016|pp=184–247}}

Among the other notable mosques of the city is the 14th-century [[Ben Salah Mosque]], located east of the medina centre. It is one of the only major Marinid-era monuments in the city.{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959|p=318-320}} The [[Mouassine Mosque]] (also known as the Al Ashraf Mosque) was built by the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib between 1562–63 and 1572–73.{{sfn|Salmon|2016|pp=28–77}} It was part of a larger architectural complex which included a library, [[hammam]] (public bathhouse), and a [[madrasa]] (school). The complex also included a large ornate street fountain known as the [[Mouassine Fountain]], which still exists today.{{Sfn|Salmon|2016|pp=28–77}}{{sfn|Christiani|2009|p=53}} The [[Bab Doukkala Mosque]], built around the same time further west, has a similar layout and style as the Mouassine Mosque. Both the Mouassine and Bab Doukkala mosques appear to have been originally designed to anchor the development of new neighbourhoods after the relocation of the Jewish district from this area to the new ''[[mellah]]'' near the Kasbah.{{Sfn|Salmon|2016|pp=28–77}}{{Sfn|Wilbaux|2001|pp=256–263}}{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959|pp=363–373}}