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Lalla Baytou Mosque

Remnant of the Almohad dynasty – Akka Oasis

Trip from Agadir: 4 hours 30 mins / 280 km

 

SQUARE-SHAPED MINARET

You will find this square-shaped minaret resembling the Hassan Tower of Rabat, in Ait Rahal north of Akka (on the road to Imitek). The magnificent minaret of the old ″ Lalla Baytou Allah ″ mosque of the Kasbah of Agadir Amghar takes you back to the time of the Almohad dynasty (12th century).

Minaret -Oasis d'Akka
Minaret -Oasis of Akka
Minaret "Lalla Baytou Allah" Akka
Minaret -Oasis of Akka
Minaret -Oasis d'Akka
Minaret -Oasis of Akka
Minaret -Oasis d'Akka
Minaret -Oasis of Akka
CARAVAN ROUTE

Akka was once known as a political and religious center near the mining and caravan town of Tamdoult. This large city, founded in the 9th century by the Idrissids, was a hub of the trans-Saharan trade in precious metals.

 

How to get there:

From Tata, take the N12 towards Akka. When you arrive in Akka, take an immediate right. Following the same road for 7 km, turn left at the crossroads to go to the Minaret (29.435706, -8.267209). Going there, you will pass in front of Agadir Owzro (29.419414, -8.247846) which you will see perched on a cliff to your right.

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