Kaat Benahid in Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco — Africa (Northern Africa)
Minaret of Ben Youssef
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 28, 2024
1. Minaret of Ben Youssef Marker
مئذنة بن يوسف
مئذنة مسجد بن يوسف منذنة جميلة وهي مشرفة بكل ثقلها علروية المدينة في الزاوية الشمالية الغربية من المسجد الارتفاع 64 ذراع اي 35 مترا التقريب والعرض 17 ذراعا، أي 9 أمتار ونصف تقريبا وبمك خانمها 3 اذري أي شر واحد وانا سم تقريبا، ويطوها يصل إلى أربعين مترا دون احتساب الجامور وقد بنيت المئذنة من الحجر الين وقد بنيت على مرحلتين، وفرغ منها فرينة 527هـ يذكر ان اعادة بناء مسجد ابن يوسف قد محت اغلب آثار المسجد الأول الذي بناه عرين يويف المرايضي
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Minaret de Ben Youssef
Le minaret de la mosquée Ben Youssef est un beau minaret, il surplombe le centre-ville dans le coin nord-ouest de la mosquée. La hauteur est de 64 coudées, soit environ 35 mètres, et la largeur est de 17 coudées, soit environ 9 mètres et demi, et son mur est de 3 coudées d'épaisseur, soit environ un mètre et 64 centimètres. Sa hauteur atteint une quarantaine de mètres sans compter la partie supérieure. Le minaret a été construit en pierre de guéliz. Il a été construit en deux phases et finalisé en l'an 527 AH. La reconstruction de la mosquée Ibn Youssef a effacé la plupart des traces de la première mosquée construite par All ben Youssef Almoravide.
Minaret of Ben Youssef
The minaret of the Ben youssef Mosque is a beautiful minaret, and it overlooks the city center in the northwest corner of the mosque. The height is 64 cubits, or about 35 meters, and the width is 17 cubits, or about 9 and a half meters, and its wall is 3 cubits thick, or about one meter and 64 centimeters. Its height reaches forty meters without counting the end ornament. The minaret was built of gueliz stone. It was built in two phases, and was completed in the year 527 AH. The reconstruction of the Ibn Youssef Mosque erased most of the traces of the first mosque built by Ali ben Youssef Almorivid.
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Location. 31° 37.9′ N, 7° 59.244′ W. Marker is in Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi. It is in Kaat Benahid. It is on Rue Azbezt. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rue Azbezt 247, Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi 40000, Morocco. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Africa, North Africa, The Maghreb, and in a coastal Mediterranean country. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, Portuguese colonies, a Spanish colony, a French colony, and the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Almoravid Dome (a few steps from this marker); Ben Youssef Mosque (within shouting distance of this marker); Ben Youssef Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The Marrakech Museum Dar El Mnebhi (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Dar Bellarj (about 90 meters away); Ben Youssef Medersa (about 90 meters away); Souk Jeld (about 90 meters away); Zawiya Lahdar (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 28, 2024
2. Minaret of Ben Youssef Marker
The marker is to the far left in this view of the Ben Youssef Mosque.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 28, 2024
3. Minaret of Ben Youssef
Even though the minaret is 35 m in height it can be hard to see due to the high walls of the mosque. A portion is visible above the mosque seen from the plaza.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
