Grand Mosque of Chefchaouen

Coordinates: 35°10′6.35″N 5°15′44.4″W / 35.1684306°N 5.262333°W / 35.1684306; -5.262333
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Grand Mosque of Chefchaouen
المسجد الأعظم
Sunni
Location
LocationChefchaouen, Morocco
Geographic coordinates35°10′6.35″N 5°15′44.4″W / 35.1684306°N 5.262333°W / 35.1684306; -5.262333
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleMoroccan, Islamic
FounderMoulay 'Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami or his son Moulay Mohamed ibn 'Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami
Date establishedlate 15th or 16th century (1471 or after)
Minaret(s)1

The Grand Mosque of Chefchaouen (

Friday mosque of Chefchaouen, Morocco. It is located at the central Place Outa Hammam, near the city's historic kasbah
.

History

The minaret and roof of the mosque, overlooking Place Outa Hammam.

The mosque dates from the earliest period of the city after its foundation by

Kasbah Mosque of Tangier or the Great Mosque of Asilah.[7]

The mosque also has a

Friday mosque, it was also the location where the local rulers or governors of Chefchaouen would pledge their allegiance to the Sultan of Morocco and where the decrees of the latter were read publicly.[1] The mosque was restored in the 19th century and again in the 20th century (when the current portal of its main entrance was built).[7] It was most recently restored in 2006.[1]

Architecture

The mosque occupies an area of around 130 square metres (1,400 sq ft).[7] It consists of a courtyard (sahn), an interior prayer hall, a minaret, a fountain, an ablutions chamber, and a madrasa. the prayer hall is the largest component, consisting of a hypostyle hall with eight "naves" or aisles divided by rows of horseshoe arches running parallel to the southwest qibla wall.[7] Each nave is the width of six arches. The interior is generally undecorated, which is common for other mosques in the city. The hall is roofed with red tiles, in contrast to many of Morocco's mosques whose roofs have green tiles.[7]

The only decorated elements of the mosque are the exterior entrance and the minaret. The minaret, which has an octagonal shaft, is decorated in three tiers or registers, each featuring blind arches with either plain round, polylobyed, or lambrequin profiles. The highest tier also features square panels filled with zellij tiles. Red ochre colour is used for some further decorative details along, while the top of the minaret is whitewashed.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Hamouda. "La Grande Mosquée de chefchaouen". habous.gov.ma (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ "Jama' al-Kebir". Archnet. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ^ Rovero, L.; Fratini, F. (2013). "The Medina of Chefchaouen (Morocco): A survey on morphological and mechanical features of the masonries". Construction and Building Materials. 47: 465–479.
  4. ^ Gaudio, Attilio (1981). Maroc du nord: cités andalouses et montagnes berbères. Paris: Nouvelles Éditions Latines. pp. 92–94.
  5. ^ "BCmed". www.bcmediterranea.org. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. ^ Yabiladi.com. "Histoire : Lorsque les Nasrides andalous firent de Chefchaouen leur forteresse". www.yabiladi.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-3902782311
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