Bab al-Bard'iyin Mosque

Bab al-Bard'iyin Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Bab Berdieyinne Mosque (also spelled Bab Berdaine Mosque or Bab al-Bard'iyin MosqueEl Khammar, Abdeltif (2005). "Mosquées et oratoires de Meknès (IXe-XVIIIe siècle) : géographie religieuse, architecture et problème de la Qibla". PhD Thesis. Université Lumière-Lyon 2. p. 210.) (; Berber: ⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⴰⵔⵟ ⵉⴱⴰⵔⴷⵉⵢⵏ) is a mosque in the old city (medina) of Meknes, Morocco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mosque was built in the early 18th century on the orders of Morocco's first female minister, Khnata bent Bakkar, and was constructed of rammed earth. It is named after the nearby city gate. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1709

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