Diwan Mosque
| Diwan Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد الديوان | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Fez, Morocco |
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| Coordinates | 34°03′56″N 4°58′26.8″W / 34.06556°N 4.974111°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Established | Between 1792 and 1822 |
The Diwan Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الديوان; also spelled Diouane Mosque) is a mosque in Fez, Morocco. It was founded by the Alawi sultan Moulay Slimane during his reign between 1792 and 1822.[1][2] It is located in the center of Fes el-Bali (the old city), on Diwan Street (Rue Diwan), just north of Tala'a Kebira near its eastern end. It is one of the neighbourhood Friday mosques of the city.[3]
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[edit]- ↑ Gaudio, Attilio (1982). Fès: Joyau de la civilisation islamique. Paris: Les Presse de l'UNESCO: Nouvelles Éditions Latines. p. 28. ISBN 2723301591.
- ↑ Gaillard, Henri (1905). Une ville de l'Islam: Fès. Paris: J. André. pp. 126.
- ↑ Le Tourneau, Roger (1949). Fès avant le protectorat : étude économique et sociale d'une ville de l'occident musulman. Casablanca: Société Marocaine de Librairie et d'Édition. p. 586.
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