Ahl Fas Mosque
Ahl Fas Mosque is a mosque in the capital city of Rabat, Morocco. It is located at the mechouar of Al-Sayeed. The mosque was commissioned by the Alaouite sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah in the 18th century.Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: Mosque in Rabat, Morocco
- Also known as: “Ahl Fez Mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rabat Archaeological Museum and Chellah.
Rabat Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: ArnoldBetten, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of History and Civilizations is a national archaeological museum in Rabat, capital of Morocco. Open since 1932, its known for holding the most extensive collection of archaeological artefacts found in the kingdom, most notably a bust of the famous Amazigh king Juba II. Rabat Archaeological Museum is situated 700 metres north of Ahl Fas Mosque.
Chellah
Archaeological site
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south side of the Bou Regreg estuary. Chellah is situated 1 km east of Ahl Fas Mosque.
Bab er-Rouah
Photo: Dortiti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab er-Rouah is a monumental gate in the Almohad-era ramparts of Rabat, Morocco. Bab er-Rouah is situated 740 metres northwest of Ahl Fas Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Touarga and Kasbah of the Udayas.
Kasbah of the Udayas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kasbah of the Udayas, also spelled Kasbah of the Oudaias or of the Oudayas, is a kasbah in Rabat, Morocco. It is located on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg opposite Salé, and adjacent to the Medina quarter of Rabat. Kasbah of the Udayas is situated 2½ km north of Ahl Fas Mosque.
Ahl Fas Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, North Atlantic Coast, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.00756° or 34° 0′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.83257° or 6° 49′ 57″ westOpen location code
8C6M2558+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 454384060OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q48815822
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ahl Fas Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد أهل فاس”
- Bengali: “আল ফাস মসজিদ”
- Dutch: “Ahl Fas-moskee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد اهل فاس”
- French: “mosquée Ahl Fas”
- French: “Mosquée Ahl Fas”
- Fulah: “Ahl Fas Mosque”
- Malay: “Masjid Ahl Fas”
- Moroccan Arabic: “جامع أهل فاس”
- Scots: “Ahl Fas Mosque”
- Spanish: “Mezquita Ahl Fas”
- Urdu: “مسجد اہل فاس”
- Uzbek: “Ahl Fas masjidi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Administration de la Défense Nationale and Rabat Mechouar.
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