Bab Berdieyinne Mosque

Coordinates: 33°53′59″N 5°34′3.35″W / 33.89972°N 5.5675972°W / 33.89972; -5.5675972
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Bab al-Bard'iyin Mosque
مسجد باب بردعين (Arabic)
ⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⴰⵔⵟ ⵉⴱⴰⵔⴷⵉⵢⵏ (Berber)
Khnata bent Bakkar
Completed1709 CE
Minaret(s)1

The Bab Berdieyinne Mosque (also spelled Bab Berdaine Mosque

Khnata bent Bakkar, and was constructed of rammed earth.[3] It is named after the nearby city gate
.

On 19 February 2010, its

Friday prayers, causing at least 41 fatalities and many injuries. The area had received heavy rain over the preceding days. The collapse of buildings in the older parts of Morocco's cities is fairly common but the collapse of minarets is rare.[4] King Mohammed VI ordered the minaret be rebuilt according to historical specifications, and has ordered that all old mosques be appraised for structural stability.[5][6][7][8] The reconstruction of the minaret is to be "to its original form".[9] The collapse is the worst of its kind to have happened in Morocco.[3] There was public criticism in Morocco for the apparent lack of maintenance at the mosque.[6]

Historical background

The mosque is named after the nearby northern gate of the city, Bab al-Bard'iyin, whose name probably derives from a historic market for vendors of

Khnata bent Bakkar, a wife of the sultan who was vizier (minister) under him and became de facto ruler of Morocco in 1728 after his death.[10][11][12]

The mosque was renovated and restored under Sultan Moulay

French Protectorate under Moulay Yusuf (1912-1927).[2]

Architecture

The entrances to the mosque.

The mosque covers a surface area of 620 square metres.[2] It is composed of a prayer hall divided into three transverse aisles running parallel to the qibla wall, as well as an inner courtyard (sahn). The minaret is made of brick and is the tallest minaret in the city dating from the reign of Moulay Isma'il.[13][2] It has a square base and each of its four facades has a simple and near-identical decoration of blind arches.[2]

Collapse of the minaret in 2010

On 19 February 2010 a minaret collapsed at the Bab Berdieyinne mosque.[9] The collapse followed several days of heavy rain which has been blamed for weakening the minaret, which was made of rammed earth. Of the 300 worshipers inside 41 were killed and 75 were injured; others were buried beneath the rubble. Rescue attempts were hindered by narrow access routes to the mosque and the potential for other walls collapsing.

The collapse occurred at 12.45 GMT on 19 February 2010, following several days of heavy rain in the area, which the government has blamed for the collapse.

Fes.[9] Of the 75 injured, 17 required long term hospitalisation.[14]

Reaction

A search and rescue operation was implemented and the site has been visited by the country's interior and religious affairs ministers who also visited the injured in hospital.[4] A team of psychologists was sent to the site.[5] The rescue operation was slowed by narrow streets, which prevent the use of heavy machinery, and the fragile state of the walls of neighbouring shops and houses.[9]

See also

References

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  1. ^ The Rough Guide to Morocco (11th ed.). Rough Guides. 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g El 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Chakir, Mohamed (19 February 2010). "36 killed in Morocco minaret collapse". AFP. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dozens die in Morocco minaret collapse". BBC News. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Dozens killed as minaret collapses at Moroccan mosque". London: The Telegraph. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "Collapse prompts Moroccan examination of old mosques". BBC News. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Minaret collapse kills 36 in Morocco - CNN.com". CNN. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  8. ^ Morocco minaret collapse toll rises to 41, Hindustan Times, 20 February 2010
  9. ^ a b c d "Deaths in Morocco minaret collapse". Al Jazeera. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  10. ^ Glacier, Osire (2016). Femmes politiques au Maroc d'hier à aujourd'hui: La résistance et le pouvoir au féminin. Tarik Éditions.
  11. ^ Bentaleb, Hassan. "Trois mois après le drame de la mosquée Khnata Bent Bakkar à Meknès : Retour chez les miraculés". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  12. ^ "Meknes, the city of endless heritage | Saad Guerraoui". AW. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  13. ^ "Jamaâ Berdaine". Inventaire et Documentation du Patrimoine Cultural du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  14. ^ a b "41 dead in Morocco minaret collapse". CNN. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  15. ^ "11 die in collapse of mosque". Radio New Zealand. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
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