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Mosquée de Tinmel

Date of Submission: 01/07/1995
Criteria: (ii)(v)
Category: Cultural
Submitted by:
Ministere des Affaires Culturelles (Secretariat Gen.) Direction du Patrimoine Culturel
Coordinates: Province de Marrakech
Ref.: 452
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Description

La mosquée de Tinmel a été édifiée dans la région du Haut-Atlas à la mêmoire de Mehdi IBN TOUMERT fondateur de la dynastie Almohade (XIIème siècle). Cette mosquée a été construite selon un procédé Andalou Maghrébin qui allie le raffinement de la tradition architecturale et les techniques de construction locale.

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