Overview: The Ben Salah Mosque is a 14th-century Marinid mosque in the historic medina of Marrakesh, Morocco. It is the only major surviving Marinid-era monument in Marrakesh and is notable for its fine minaret ...

Overview: The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate ...

Overview: Fes Jdid (English: New Fez) is one of the three parts of Fez, Morocco. It was founded by the Marinids in 1276 as an extension of Fes el Bali.

Overview: The Chrabliyine Mosque (also spelled Shirabliyyin, Cherabliyine, etc.) is a Marinid-era mosque in Fez, Morocco.

Overview: Bab el-Mrissa (Arabic: باب المريسة‎), also known as Bab al-Mellah (Arabic: باب الملاح‎), is a gate in the city of Salé, Morocco. The gate was commissioned by the Marinid sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub ...

Overview: Sahrij Madrasa or Sihrij Madrasa (Arabic: مدرسة الصهريج‎) is a madrasa in Fez, Morocco. The madrasa is located inside Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter of the city. The madrasa dates back to the ...

Overview: Saffarin Madrasa (Arabic: مدرسة الصفارين‎, 'madrasa of the metalworkers') is a madrasa in Fes el-Bali, the old medina quarter of Fez, Morocco. It was built in 1271 CE (670 AH) by the Marinid Sultan ...

Overview: Bab al-Amer (Arabic: باب الأمر‎) is one of the gates of Fez. It is founded in 1276 by the Marinids as an entrance to the Fes Jdid, the extended area to the Fes el Bali. It is located alongside the ...

Overview: Dar al-Sultan (Arabic: دار السلطان‎) is a palace dating back to the Marinid dynasty in the village of Ubbad, 2km south of Tlemcen, Algeria. The palace is a part of the greater complex of Sidi Abu ...

Overview: The Marinid Walls of Ceuta (Spanish: Murallas Merínidas de Ceuta) are a set of walls and towers located in Ceuta, Spain. They were constructed in the 13th century during the Berber Marinid dynasty's d ...

Overview: The Arab Baths in Ceuta are medium size medieval public baths on the northern edges of the Medina quarter. This is thought to have been occupied since the 11th century. Archaeological investigations in ...

Overview: The Marinid Walls of Algeciras (Spanish: Parque Arqueológico de las Murallas Meriníes de Algeciras) are city walls located in Algeciras, Spain. They were built by the Marinid dynasty. The walls were d ...

Overview: The Marinid Tombs or Merenid Tombs refers to the ruins of monumental tombs on a hill above and north of Fes al-Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. Today, they are also a popular lookout point over the ...

Overview: The Al-Attarine Madrasa is a madrasa in Fes, Morocco, near the Al-Qarawiyyin. It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said (r. 1310-1331) in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk a ...

Overview: Dar al-Magana (Arabic for "clockhouse") is a house in Fes, Morocco, built by the Marinid Sultan Abu Inan Faris which holds a weight-powered water clock. The muwaqqit Abou al-Hassan Ibn Ali Ahmed Tlemsani ...

Overview: The Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II is a zawiya (a shrine and religious complex; also spelled zaouia) in Fez, Morocco. It is dedicated to and contains the tomb of Idris II (or Moulay Idris II when including ...

Overview: The Madrasa Bou Inania (also Bu Inaniya, المدرسة أبو عنانية بفاس al-madrasa ʾAbū ʿInānīya bi-Fās) is a madrasa in Fes, Morocco, founded in AD 1351–56 by Abu Inan Faris. It is widely acknowledged as an ...

Overview: The Bou Inania Madrasa (Arabic: المدرسة البوعنانية‎ al-madrasa al-Būʿinānīya) is a madrasa (Islamic learning center) in the city of Meknes, Morocco. Contrary to what the name might suggest, it was ...

Overview: The Ben Youssef Madrasa (français, Médersa Ben Youssef) is an Islamic college in Marrakesh, Morocco. Functioning today as an Islamic historical site, the Ben Youssef Madrasa was the largest Islamic college ...