ARCHITECTURE HISTORY OF BEBERS AND MOORES

1. BERBERS AND
MOORES
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2. BERBERS
 THE BERBERS is a variation of a Latin word
“BARBARIAN”.
The barbery coast ,on the coast of northwest Africa was
named after the Berbers because they and Arab pirated
ships going to the Mediterranean sea.
The Berbers calls themselves “Imazighen” ,meaning free.
Berbers are non-arabic tribes and over the last several
years Berber people have converted to Islam.
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3. THE MOORS
 Moor, in English usage, a Moroccan or, formerly, a member of the Muslim population of Al-
Andalus now Spain and Portugal Of mixed Arab, Spanish, and Amazigh (Berber) origins.
 The Moors created the Islamic Andulusian civilization and subsequently settled as refugees
in the Maghreb (in the region of North Africa) between the 11th and 17th centuries.
 Today, the term Moor is used to designate the predominant Arab-Amazigh ethnic
group in Mauritania (which makes up more than two-thirds of the country’s population) and
the small Arab-Amazigh minority in Mali.
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4. WORLD MAP
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5. RELEGION
 Some Berbers were lest nominal followers of Islam.
 Some strictly observe Islamic traditions.
 Most Berbers were Sunni Muslims.
 Like most followers of Islam in northern Africa, they
believe in the continuous presence of various spirits
(djinns).
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6. REGION
 In historical times, the Berbers expanded south into the Sahara.
Much of Berber culture is still celebrated among the cultural
elite in Morocco and Algeria.
 The Morocco's regions are:
 Mediterranean coast and RIF
 Eastern morocco, north Atlantic coast and south Atlantic coast.
 High atlas and anti atlas
 Southern morocco
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7. THE ARTS
 Women are the carriers of
the cultural and ethnic
identity through their art
forms-Jewellery , carpet and
fabric weaving, fashion , and
embroidery.
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8. jewellery
 Silver earrings and pendants
 Amber
 Amulets and talisman
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9. Moor’s religion
 In 711 Muslim forces invaded and in seven years conquered the Iberian peninsula.
 It became one of the great Muslim civilizations; reaching its summit with the Umayyad caliphate
of Cordovan the tenth century.
 Muslim rule declined after that and ended in 1492 when Granada was conquered.
 The heartland of Muslim rule was Southern Spain or Andalusia.
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10. ARCHITECTURE
 Moroccan architecture refers to
the architecture characteristic
of Morocco throughout its history and up to
modern times.
 This architectural heritage ranges
from ancient roman and Berber sites to 20th-
century colonial and modern architecture.
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11.  “Islamic Architecture" of
Morocco was part of a wider
cultural and artistic complex,
often referred to as “Moorish"
art, which characterized
Morocco, Al-Andalus
(Muslim Spain and Portugal),
and parts of Algeria and
even Tunisia.
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12. mosques
 Mosque architecture in Morocco was heavily influenced from the beginning by major well-
known mosques in Tunisia and Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain and Portugal), two countries from
which many Arab and Muslim immigrants to Morocco originated.
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13. ARCHITECTURE STYLE
 Accordingly, most mosques in Morocco have roughly rectangular floor plans and follow
the hypostyle form.
 HYPOSTYLE:
 In architecture, a hypostyle, hall has a roof which is supported by columns.
 With a combination of columns and arches, the hypostyle hall became one of the two main types
of mosque construction. In many mosques, the prayer hall has the hypostyle form. One of the
finest examples of the hypostyle-plan mosques is the Great Mosque of Kairouan (also called the
Mosque of Uqba) in the city of Kairouan, Tunisia.
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14. HYPOSTYLE
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15. CIVIL ARCHITECTURE
 Civil architecture includes hammams, fudduqs, public fountains and water supply
infrastructures.
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16. FAMOUS BUILDINGS
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Alhambra, Granada Mosque of Cordoba, Cordoba

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Medina Azhara
Castelo dos Mouros, Portugal

18. The mosque of Cordoba
 The Cathedral-Mosque of Cordoba officially known
by its name, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the
Assumption is the cathedral dedicated to
the Assumption of Mary and located in the Spanish
region of Andalusia. Due to its status as a
former Islamic Mosque, it is also known as the Great
Mosque of Córdoba or the Mezquita.
 The structure is regarded as one of the most
accomplished monuments of Islamic Architecture,
and is considered to have been enormously
influential on the subsequent Moorish
Architecture of the western Mediterranean regions
of the Muslim World.
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19. Floor plan
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20. INTERIORS
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21. ELEVATIONS
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ELEVATIONS