Marrakesh, Morocco - February 2004; The Kasbah Mosque of Marrakesh, Morocco, was originally built by the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansour in 1185-1190

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Marrakesh, Morocco - February 2004; The Kasbah Mosque of Marrakesh, Morocco, was originally built by the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansour in 1185-1190 CE. It is located in the Kasbah district, the city's former citadel, near the site of its historic royal palaces. Along with the Kutubiyya Mosque, it is one of the most important historic mosques in the city. Here we see its minaret and a nearby stork nest

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Photo credit: © Jon Bower / Alamy / Afripics
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