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Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

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Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
Photo: Petar Milošević, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the largest mosques in the world, built partly over the Atlantic, with a 210 m minaret. It's one of the few mosques in Morocco that non-Muslims can enter, on guided tours.


Tours run at set times, except Friday mornings. Dress modestly.

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