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Koutoubia Mosque
Koutoubia Mosque, another view
Koutoubia Mosque, another view

Landmark · Koutoubia · Marrakech

Koutoubia Mosque

Rose stone, palms and orange trees, the call to prayer at sunset

‹ Marrakech
When it fits
Best in the evening · about 45 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Koutoubia minaret from the Koutoubia Gardens at dusk 106 m · Koutoubia Gardens & Lalla Hasna Park 151 m · Kabana Rooftop 253 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The 12th-century minaret that still sets the height of the old city. Mosques are closed to non-Muslim visitors, so walk its gardens at dusk, when the stone turns rose and the call to prayer carries over the square.
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Photo tip · Aura editorial

Last 30 minutes before sunset, then blue hour when the minaret is floodlit · from The Koutoubia gardens west of the mosque, so the setting sun lights the face you see, with palms in the foreground

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Visit lengthAbout 45 min
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EffortEasy
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If it rains

Jamaâ el-Fna – Musée du Patrimoine ImmatérielMedina – Jemaa el-Fnaa · Go before you spend an evening on the square: the displays explain the halqa storytelling circles and music you will hear later. A rain-proof hour right on Jemaa el-Fnaa.Musée de la Musique (Mouassine)Medina – Mouassine · Time your visit for the 18:00 mini-concert in the painted douiria, then walk two minutes to the Mouassine fountain as the lanes empty. Check the current concert days on the site.Les Bains de MarrakechKasbah – Bab Agnaou · The gentle, private version of a hammam: book a steam-and-scrub package after a morning in the Kasbah, ideal on a cold or rainy afternoon.
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Koutoubia Mosque, another view
Koutoubia Mosque, another view

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