Meknes, Morocco

Barrima Mosque

Barrima Mosque, Meknes

An 18th-century royal mosque commissioned by Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah, set on the edge of the palace grounds near the Mellah. Its unusual plan favors a wide royal square over a courtyard, with a deliberately low minaret.

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Location

Coordinates: 33.8895, -5.562

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