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Qoubba Almoravide

Founded in Marrakech into 1064, Qoubba Almoravide constitutes the last vestige of Almoravides and one of the most beautiful examples of their architecture. Also called " Qoubba Al Bouaadiyyin ", it consists of two sets: the qoubba, and the fountain. Qoubba means " cupola "; it was the center of ablution for believing going to the mosque, and was built starting from stone of Guéliz, of straw and to lime, it testifies to the refined art of Almoravide.

The complex was one of the first fountains of the city and thus ensured the supply water of the population and their animals. The three fountains and the center of ablution were fed by a system of underground galleries, called " will khettaras " in Arabic, which finished in a cistern from where interior bronze pipings brought water to the basins; they had a significant drinkable water tank. This monument is also characterized by its arches finely engraved and its ceiling, which refers of this site of the dynasty of the almoravides.
Qoubba Almoravide is located opposite the entry of the mosque Ben Youssef and with a few meters of the Museum of Marrakech. It is open tous.les.jours from 9.00 to 18.30 hours, and the price of its entry is of 10 DH.


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