Morocco
Fez-Meknes
Meknès Prefecture

Lalla Aouda Mosque

The Lalla Aouda Mosque or Mosque of Lalla 'Awda is a large historic in , . It was originally the mosque of the Marinid of the city, built in 1276, but was subsequently remodeled into the royal mosque of the Alaouite sultan Moulay Isma'il's imperial palace in the late 17th century.
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Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: Mosque in Meknes, Morocco
  • Address: Meknès ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ مكناس

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab Mansur al-’Alj and Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail.

Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
Bab Mansur al-'Alj or Bab Mansour is a monumental gate in the city of , . Located on the south side of Place el-Hedim in the old city, it was originally the main ceremonial entrance to the Kasbah of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. is situated 290 metres west of Lalla Aouda Mosque.

Tomb
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The Mausoleum of Moulay Isma'il is a historic Islamic funerary complex in , . It contains the tomb of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, who ruled Morocco from 1672 until his death in 1727, and is located inside his former Kasbah. is situated 280 metres southwest of Lalla Aouda Mosque.

Stadium
Honneur Stadium, officially Stade d'Honneur in French, is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of COD Meknès. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people. is situated 2 km east of Lalla Aouda Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meknes and Toulal.

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is a city in the region of . is a vibrant, modern city bustling with nightlife, restaurants and an impressive imperial city created in the 17th century by King Moulay Ismaïl, with numerous historical monuments and natural sites; it is also the nearest city to the Roman ruins of Volubilis.

Suburb
is a town and municipality in of the Fès-Meknès region of . At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 13,852 people living in 2896 households. is situated 3 km west of Lalla Aouda Mosque.

Town
Photo: Mahta oussama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and municipality in of the Fès-Meknès region of . The 2014 Moroccan census recorded a population of 87,910. is situated 7 km east of Lalla Aouda Mosque.

Lalla Aouda Mosque

Latitude
33.89313° or 33° 53′ 35″ north
Longitude
-5.56155° or 5° 33′ 42″ west
Open location code
8C5PVCVQ+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 307356694
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q91923911
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Lalla Aouda Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد لالة عودة”
  • Arabic: “مسجد للا عودة”
  • Bengali: “লাল্লা আওদা মসজিদ”
  • Dagbani: “Lalla Aouda Mosque”
  • French: “Jamaâ Lalla Aouda”
  • French: “mosquée Lalla Aouda”
  • French: “Mosquée Lalla Aouda”
  • Hausa: “Lalla Aouda Mosque”
  • Malay: “Masjid Lalla Aouda”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “جامع لالة عودة”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Lalla Aouda”
  • Tachelhit: “Timzgida Lalla Ɛawda”
  • Twi: “Lalla Aouda Mosque”
  • Urdu: “مسجد لالہ عودہ”

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