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The Kasbah of the Udayas is a fortress in Rabat, Morocco. It was built during the reign of the Almohads. When the Almohads captured Rabat and destroyed the Almoravids’ fortress in the town, they began reconstructing it in 1150 CE. The fortress was deserted at the end of the twelfth century with death of the Almohad leader, Ya’qub al-Mansur.

 Masjid al-Haram, the Sacred Mosque

Name: Kasbah of the Udayas

Material: Red ochre freestone

Size: Unknown

Date: Reconstructed 1150 CE

Place of Origin: Rabat, Morocco

Location: Rabat, Morocco

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Wikipedia (accessed April 30, 2010).
Attribution: Davide Cesare Veniani
License: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 (accessed August 17, 2009)

Wadad Kadi

Avalon Foundation Distinguished Service Professor of Islamic Studies, Emerita, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, University of Chicago