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What is the difference between mosques
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Amazigh countries and their oriental counterparts ?
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These are examples of amazigh
mosques whose minarets are square :
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Minaret of Giralda in Sevilla (Spain)
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Minaret of Kutubia in Marrakesh (Morocco)
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all are built by the amazigh dynasty Almouhad in the same
period
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Minaret of Hassan in Rabat (Morocco)
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Minaret of Mansoura in Tlemcen (Algeria)
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Minaret of Mopti in Touareg (Mali)
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Minaret of Agades in Touareg (Niger)
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Minaret of Bobo-Dioulasso (High volta)
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But apart from North Africa
, minarets of mosques are circular .
You can have
a look at minarets in Arab countries, Iran, turkey, India, Afghanistan
and Uzbikistan.
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Minaret of Majid-i Chah in Isfahan (Iran)
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Minaret of Sulayman in Istambul (Turkey)
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Minaret of Friday in Champanir (India)
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Minaret of Al-azhar in Cairo (Egypt)
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Minaret of Samara (Irak)
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Minaret of Al-Qaiti in Cairo (Egypt)
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Minaret of Qotb Manar (India)
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Minaret of Kalam Minar in Boukhara (Uzbekistan)
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Minaret of Ma'sud III in Ghazna (Afganistan)
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