Tin Māl Mosque

The Great Mosque of Tinmal stands in the High Atlas village of Tinmal. Tinmal was the first capital of the Almohad movement, where Ibn Tumart settled his followers in 1124 or 1125 and made his base for war on the Almoravids. When he died in 1130 he was buried there, and his tomb became a sanctuary and place of pilgrimage.

A first mosque was raised at once. After the conquest of Marrakesh the caliph Abd al-Mu'min built the present mosque in 1148, some traditions giving 1153 or 1154. Its hypostyle plan and mihrab style resembled the Kutubiyya, and later Almohad rulers were laid to rest beside it.

Tinmal also served as the dynasty's last redoubt: when the Marinids overran Morocco, the remaining Almohad leaders made their final stand here until they were defeated and captured in 1275.