Moulay al-Yazid Mosque, Mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco

Mosquée Moulay El Yazid, also called Mosquée de la Kasbah, is a mosque in the Kasbah district of Marrakesh, Morocco. It covers an area of about 70,000 square feet (6,500 square meters), making it slightly larger than the Koutoubia Mosque, and features a square minaret in the northwest corner with a side of about 29 feet (8.8 meters).

The mosque was built by Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur after his return from the Battle of Alarcos in 594 AH (1198 AD). It has been restored under Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah and Sultan Moulay Abderrahmane, and a major four-year renovation took place under King Mohammed VI.

Locals often call it Mosquée Moulay El Yazid, though it was long known as Mosquée de la Kasbah. During Ramadan, the mosque draws many worshippers for midday, afternoon, and sunset prayers, and the surrounding streets fill with people.

The mosque is in the Kasbah area, a short walk from the Saadian Tombs and the Koutoubia. It has several public entrances, but non-Muslims are not allowed inside; you can still admire the exterior and the square minaret from the surrounding square.

Historians mention that the mosque once had seven doors plus a private door for the sultan, though today only four public doors remain. Its minaret is plain up to the roof and decorated above with ceramic friezes, unlike the massive towers of the Koutoubia and the Giralda.