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Photo, Print, Drawing Minaret of Jamaa el Kebir (the Great Mosque) of Tetouan.

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Title

  • Minaret of Jamaa el Kebir (the Great Mosque) of Tetouan.

Summary

  • This photograph by the Junta de Andalucia shows the Great Mosque of Tetouan, Morocco, the largest mosque in the medina of Tetouan and one of the city's most beautiful historical monuments. The Great Mosque was built in the early 19th century, near the city's old Jewish quarter, which was moved to its present location at the other end of the medina. An entire 19th-century quarter bearing the mosque's name developed around the mosque. The mosque's minaret was constructed as the highest point in the medina, and is visible from long distances. The decoration of the minaret is a good example of the continued development of Andalusian architecture in Morocco over a period of many centuries. Located on the Mediterranean Sea east of Tangier, Tetouan served for centuries as a major point of contact between Morocco and the Arab culture of Andalusia on the Iberian Peninsula. After the Reconquista--the retaking of Andalusia by the Christians of Spain--Tetouan was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees expelled by the Spanish. In 1997, the medina of Tetouan was inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as an exceptionally-well preserved historic town, displaying all the features of the high Andalusian culture.

Names

  • Moron, Juan Photographer.

Created / Published

  • Seville : Junta de Andalucia, 2001.

Headings

  • -  Morocco--Tétouan
  • -  2001
  • -  Mosques

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource at: Tetouan-Asmir Association.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021669733

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Moron, Juan Photographer. Minaret of Jamaa el Kebir the Great Mosque of Tetouan. Morocco Tétouan, 2001. Seville: Junta de Andalucia. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669733/.

APA citation style:

Moron, J. P. (2001) Minaret of Jamaa el Kebir the Great Mosque of Tetouan. Morocco Tétouan, 2001. Seville: Junta de Andalucia. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669733/.

MLA citation style:

Moron, Juan Photographer. Minaret of Jamaa el Kebir the Great Mosque of Tetouan. Seville: Junta de Andalucia. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669733/>.