Grand Mosque of Chefchaouen

De Grand Mosque of Chefchaouen (Arabic: المسجد الأعظم, romanized: masjid al-ʾaʿaẓam; anaa الجامع الكبير al-jamaʿal-kabir anaa الجامع الأكبر al-jamaʿ al-ʾakbar) be de oldest mosque den de main historic Friday mosque of Chefchaouen, Morocco. E dey locate for de central Place Outa Hammam, near de city ein historic kasbah.

 History 
alt=|left|thumb|De minaret den roof of de mosque, wey dey overlook Place Outa Hammam.
De mosque dey date from de earliest period of de city after ein foundation by Moulay 'Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami, buh sources dey vary (anaa contradict each other) insyd citing de exact date of ein foundation: sam date am to 1471 (de date of de city ein foundation), anoda cites 1475-76 (880 AH), wey odas date am to de 16th century, particularly under Moulay 'Ali ein son Mohammed. Dem believe ein minaret dey date from de late 17th century due to ein octagonal shaft den overall similarity to de style of minarets dem build under Ali ibn Abdallah Errifi (de governor of Tangier under Sultan Moulay Isma'il) such as those of de Kasbah Mosque of Tangier anaa de Great Mosque of Asilah.

 Architecture 
De decorated elements per of de mosque be de exterior entrance den de minaret. De minaret, wich get an octagonal shaft, dem decorate am insyd three tiers anaa registers, each dey feature blind arches plus either plain round, polylobyed, anaa lambrequin profiles. De highest tier sanso dey feature square panels dem fill plus zellij tiles. Na dem use red ochre colour for some further decorative details along, while de top of de minaret be whitewashed.

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Category:Mosques insyd Morocco
Category:Chefchaouen
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