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Islamic history in the Maghreb
Researched 360° places of Islamic history across the Maghreb — each with its date, location, and Sunni-sourced background.
9 places
Umayyad
The Great Berber Revolt
Berber Revolt (122-124 AH / 740-742 CE)
A Berber village in the Atlas, the Maghrib
Aghlabid
The Great Mosque of Kairouan Renewed
Aghlabid renewal (221-248 AH / 836-862 CE)
Kairouan, Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia)
Abbasid
The Founding of al-Qarawiyyin
245 AH / 859 CE
Fes, capital of the Idrisid dynasty in al-Maghrib al-Aqsa
Aghlabid
The Aghlabid Basins of Kairouan
246 AH / c. 860 CE
Kairouan, in Ifriqiya (Tunisia)
Almohad
The Koutoubia of Marrakesh
c. 550s-590s AH / 1150s-1190s CE
Marrakesh, in the Maghrib, below the Atlas
Almohad
The Kutubiyya Minaret of Marrakesh
Almohad (581-595 AH / 1185-1199 CE)
Marrakesh, the Almohad capital in Morocco
Hafsid
The Zaytuna of Tunis
628 AH / c. 1230 CE
Tunis, in Ifriqiya
Trans-Saharan Trade
The Salt Mines of Taghaza
c. 753 AH / 1352 CE
Taghaza, in the Sahara, north of the Niger lands
Marinid
The Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez
c. 756 AH / 1355 CE
The Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez, Morocco