Mosques of Habbous neighbourhood

Moulay Youssef mosque

GPS coordinates: 33°34’41″N 7°36’16″W (33.578056, -7.604444)

The mosque was built in 1923 by architects Auguste Cadet and Edmond Brion. The minaret of Moulay Youssef mosque reminds of Hassan tower in Rabat and Koutoubia minaret in Marrakesh (which restoration works were held by M. Cadet). Probably that experience has inspired him to create Moulay Youssef mosque in this style.

Muhammadi mosque

(mosquée Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef)

GPS coordinates: 33°34’35.7″N 7°36’22.8″W (33.576594, -7.606320)

Muhammadi mosque was erected in 1936 by Auguste Cadet. It is built in the same style as Moulay Youssef mosque, but it is bigger and its 56-meters-high minaret for a long time used to be the highest in Casablanca.

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