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The 10th-century minaret of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque, in Fes (seen through the arches of the later 16th-century Saadian pavilions). In the early 8th century the region became steadily integrated into the emerging Muslim world, beginning with the military incursions of Musa ibn Nusayr and becoming more definitive with the advent of the Idrisid dynasty at the end of that century. [23]
Agadir (Arabic: أكادير or أڭادير, romanized: ʾagādīr, pronounced [ʔaɡaːdiːr]; Tachelhit: ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and 509 kilometres (316 mi) south of Casablanca.
This is a list of monuments that are classified by the Moroccan ministry of culture around Agadir. [1 ... Al Amrou Madrasa Agadir: 30°31'0.977"N, 9°35'14.060"W ...
The oldest building in the compound, Dar al-Emrat, dates to 1740. Summer Palace of Skhirat, created by King Hassan II, [4] the scene of the 1971 Moroccan coup d'état attempt; [5] Royal Palace of Agadir, created by Hassan II in the 1990s and including an ocean-facing golf course; [6]
The term Maghrib is used in opposition to Mashriq in a sense near to that which it had in medieval times, but it also denotes simply Morocco when the full al-Maghrib al-Aqsa is abbreviated. Certain politicians seek a political union of the North African countries, which they call al-Maghrib al-Kabir (the grand Maghrib) or al-Maghrib al-Arabi ...
The Kasbah of Agadir Oufla [1] (Tashelhit: ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ ⵓⴼⵍⵍⴰ, Agadir Uflla) is a historical landmark in Agadir, Morocco that housed the old city of Agadir, much of which was affected by the earthquake that struck the city. The fort is located on the top of a mountain rising 236 meters above sea level in the north of the town of ...
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An agadir (Tachelhit: ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ, plural: igudar or iguidar, "the wall" or "the fortified compound") is a fortified communal granary found in the Maghreb. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Morocco, agadir s are most commonly found in the regions of the High Atlas , the Anti-Atlas mountains, and the Draa Valley . [ 3 ]