and Information Images on this very little known monument in southern Morocco.
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| The minaret of Akka, 1997 |
The Minaret exists as remains of an ancient mosque, probably influence or time Almhoade (XII century) . It is located in the context of the village and oasis of Rahal Ait- , two or three kilometers of track north of the main village of Akka.
is the area of Wadi Draa and the Anti-Atlas to the south.
We are in the vast region South Morocco.
In response to a first voyage made in 1997 between the High Atlas and Smara, with a spirit of curiosity and personal "survey" of historic architecture, traditional Berber general I, by degrees, developed a search on this place then proposed as a center of interest for the recovery of the same architecture and site, in a context, which at the time (year 2000 more or less) the anticipated institutional projects currently in southern Morocco.
lot of research and analysis on the medieval architecture in Morocco now allow us to assume a clear association with the Almohad architecture, including the minaret of the extraordinary walled mosque of Tin Mal. On the other hand, the "Tour Hassan" in Rabat we also offers interesting analogies is related to architectural decoration as proportions.
The proportions of the minaret of Akka and analogies that can recognize from this notation, however, less obvious than a setting, we immediately close to the architecture and to Almohad culture.
is believed to be able to offer - even when the debate is still open - if not a dating to this early period, probably a deep breath instead of manufacturers, from this current cultural that has deeply marked an era that has left traces of his language throughout the Mediterranean, from Spain to Algeria, from Morocco to Sicily .
Almohad This culture has its origins on the highest mountains in the heart of Morocco and is surely one of elements -base complex of the Mediterranean culture.
This is finally a reason to know her better, to talk and to capitalize on it.
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