Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic City of Meknes' has mentioned 'Mosque' in the following places:
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[7] The city's first main mosque (the current Grand Mosque of Meknes) is in turn believed to have been first built by the Almoravids in the 12th century. | WIKI |
[10][11] The Nejjarine Mosque, often reputed to be the oldest mosque in the city, also dates back to the Almoravid period. | WIKI |
[12][8] However, at the beginning of the 13th century the Almohad caliph Muhammad al-Nasir (ruled 1199xe2x80x931213) rebuilt the city and its fortifications, as well as its Grand Mosque. | WIKI |
[14][16] The Marinids also carried out major restorations to the Grand Mosque in the 14th century and built the major madrasas of the city near it. | WIKI |
[15]:142 He carried out renovations to the Grand Mosque and the nearby Madrasa al-Qadi (which he devotes to students from the Tafilalt),[10][13] and founded the Zitouna Mosque. | WIKI |
[15] Khnata bent Bakkar, one of his wives who was vizier (minister) under him (and briefly became de facto ruler of Morocco in 1728 after his death), was responsible for founding the Bab Berda'in Mosque, completed in 1709. | WIKI |
View of Bab Berda'in gate and the minaret of the Bab Barda'in Mosque (photograph from 1881) | WIKI |
[19] He constructed the Er-Roua Mosque in the southern part of Moulay Isma'il's Kasbah, which became the largest mosque in Meknes. | WIKI |
[29][25]:391 He also renovated and added a qubba over the tomb of Sidi Mohammed ben Aissa (just outside the city walls) and built the current minarets of the Grand Mosque and the Nejjarine Mosque in the old city. | WIKI |
Grand mosque of Meknes: The old city's most important mosque and one of its oldest, covering about 3,500 square meters and was founded in the 12th century by the Almoravids, although renovated multiple times since. | WIKI |
[15][13][23] Nejjarine Mosque: Often reputed to be the oldest in the city, this mosque also dates back to the Almoravid period, though it has been modified multiple times. | WIKI |
Bab Berda'in Mosque: The mosque, located near the northern gate of the medina (Bab Berda'in) was completed in 1709[9] on the orders of Morocco's first female minister, Khnata bent Bakkar. | WIKI |
[26][27][28] The mosque was the site of a tragedy in 2010 when its historic minaret collapsed, killing 41 people. | WIKI |
The mosque has since been repaired and its minaret rebuilt. | WIKI |
[37][38][36] Ar-Roua Mosque: The largest mosque in Meknes, it was built by Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah between 1757 and 1790. | WIKI |
[25][23][15] Zitouna Mosque: A large mosque founded by Sultan Moulay Isma'il around 1687. | WIKI |
[41][36] Zawiya of Sidi Kaddour el-Alami: A richly-decorated mosque and religious complex honoring the tomb of Sidi Kaddour el-Alami, a famous Moroccan poet who died in 1850. | WIKI |
View into the courtyard (sahn) of the Grand Mosque of Meknes The Bou Inania Madrasa Nejjarine Mosque Minaret of the Lalla Aouda Mosque Bab Berda'in Mosque (pictured after 2010) Zawiya of Sidi Mohammed Ben Aissa Zawiya of Sidi Kaddour el-Alami (view of the minaret and outer wall) | WIKI |