Tinmal Mosque
The Tinmal Mosque or Great Mosque of Tinmal (also spelled Tinmel or Tin Mal; Tachelhit: ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵏⵎⵍ; Arabic: مسجد تنمل) is a 12th-century mosque located in the village of Tinmel in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Although no longer operating as a mosque today, its remains are preserved as a historic site. It was built at the site where Ibn Tumart, the founder of the Almohad movement, was buried and it is considered an important example of Almohad architecture.
| Tinmal Mosque | |
|---|---|
ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵏⵎⵍ | |
The mosque in 2018 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Status | inactive |
| Location | |
| Location | Tinmel, Morocco |
| Geographic coordinates | 30°59′5.4″N 8°13′42.1″W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Moorish (Almohad) |
| Founder | Abd al-Mu'min |
| Date established | 1148 CE |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Materials | brick |
The mosque was added to the Tentative List of potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995. It suffered significant damage during the 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake.
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