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View toward the minaret and main entrance from Place Outa el Hammam
<p>Detail view of the hexagonal minaret showing the distinctive stucco and zellij decorations on each facade of the base and the keyhole arch door near the top.</p>
Newspaper photo: Three men in djellabas and a child on the square outside the mosque with minaret, arched doorway at the steps.
<p>View of the city with rooftops and minaret of the mosque in the left side foreground.</p>
<p>Bird's-eye view into the courtyard with the ablution fountain</p>
<p>Bird-eye view of an ablution fountain in a tile courtyard.</p>
View from the casbah to the mosque
View of the women's entrance
<p>View of a gate to the left of stairs leading to the mosque's main entrance, the Casbah tower to the right</p>

Jama' al-Kebir
Chefchaouen, Morocco

Located next to the Casbah, the mosque was constructed during the reign of Mohamed Ben Ali Ben Rachid in the 16th c. / 10th c. AH and has an octagonal minaret.

Location
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Associated Names
Moulay Mohamed Ben Ali Ben Rachid
Morocco
patron
Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen
Morocco
place
Associated Collections
Timeline: Sharifian (Morocco) {from 1517}
Timeline: Sharifian (Morocco) {from 1517}
Events
mid 16th c./10th AH
17th c./11th c.
Style Periods
Wattasid
1472-1554
Sa'did
1517-1659
Dimensions
130 m2
Variant Names
Jami' al-Kabir
Alternate transliteration
Great Mosque
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Jama' al-Kebir
Chefchaouen, Morocco

Located next to the Casbah, the mosque was constructed during the reign of Mohamed Ben Ali Ben Rachid in the 16th c. / 10th c. AH and has an octagonal minaret.

Location
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Images & Videos
View toward the minaret and main entrance from Place Outa el Hammam
Great Mosque, Chefchaouen
digital photograph
<p>Detail view of the hexagonal minaret showing the distinctive stucco and zellij decorations on each facade of the base and the keyhole arch door near the top.</p>
Great Mosque (Chefchaouen)
digital photograph
Newspaper photo: Three men in djellabas and a child on the square outside the mosque with minaret, arched doorway at the steps.
The Great Mosque of Xauen
B & W print
<p>View of the city with rooftops and minaret of the mosque in the left side foreground.</p>
Great Mosque (Chefchaouen)
digital photograph
<p>Bird's-eye view into the courtyard with the ablution fountain</p>
Ashawen1074-85.jpg
digital photograph
Ashawen1065-75.jpg
digital photograph
<p>Bird-eye view of an ablution fountain in a tile courtyard.</p>
Great Mosque (Chefchaouen)
digital photograph
View from the casbah to the mosque
Great Mosque Chefchaouen
digital photograph
View of the women's entrance
Great Mosque Chefcahouen
digital photograph
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Associated Names
Moulay Mohamed Ben Ali Ben Rachid
Morocco
patron
Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen
Morocco
place
Associated Collections
Timeline: Sharifian (Morocco) {from 1517}
Timeline: Sharifian (Morocco) {from 1517}
Events
mid 16th c./10th AH
17th c./11th c.
Style Periods
Wattasid
1472-1554
Sa'did
1517-1659
Dimensions
130 m2
Variant Names
Jami' al-Kabir
Alternate transliteration
Great Mosque
Translated
Building Usages
mosque
religious
Materials/Techniques
brick
Terms of use
Contribute
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