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The Ben Youssef Mosque (also known by its English spelling as the "Ibn Yusuf Mosque"), is a mosque in the Medina quarter of Marrakesh, Morocco, named after the Almoravid emir Ali ibn Yusuf. It is arguably the oldest and most important mosque in Marrakesh.
The first mosque in Marrakesh was erected by the Almoravid emir Yusuf ibn Tashfin soon after he arrived to take command of the city in 1071. to serve as the central congregational mosque of the fledgling city. Nothing has survived of this first mosque and its exact locations is not certain. It was built in rammed earth. Historical chronicles claim that Ibn Tashfin personally engaged himself in its construction, mixing the mortar with his own hands.
Extremly dirty and disgusting, bikers bearly hit tourists on the pavement. Its stinking and also oil smone is terrible from bikes. People are begging and harrassing, sometimes follows you and nagging. Lot of scams, not a place for european tourists at all. Its really ugly, litter and oil everywhere.
RALLYCROSS HUDec 15, 2017
Culture, Nice way, you can say it's Ali baba town
Hamza AtNov 13, 2017
The essence of Moroccan culture and life.
Noemi G.Aug 29, 2017
Cool
Yahya ChokApr 22, 2017
nothing on this spot
Ji GuSep 25, 2017
Accosted by stall owners, choked by moped exhaust, inundated with cheap repetative over priced tourist junk, and scammed by "tour guides" what is not to like. FYI: avoid henna ladies, and snake charmers, they will expect cash for unsolicited "gifts".
Carolyn TurcotteApr 7, 2018
The place is a tourist trap and very crowded. The shop owners are too aggressive and won't leave you alone. The motorcyclists travel at a very high speeds inside alleyways of the souks that make it even more uncomfortable. Comapred to fes, prices are also very high.
Fazil MomandApr 12, 2018
Prepare to be scammed. Whether it is 100% "cashmere" scarves, "silver" jewlery, or "antique" tiles, prices are high and shop keepers quick to pounce on any tourist foolish enough to pause, make eye contact, or glance at wares. After a day in the medina, and with a further three booked, we felt like prisoners in the safety of our riad. AVOID!!!
StefApr 7, 2018
Its ok but i don't really like the ambiance because of their marketing strategy to sell their stuffs and i had a not so bad experience here.
Ann DzApr 5, 2018
Amazing but be prepared to get lost. Navigation on devices is poor at best. Don't expect to nip in and out. Assault on the senses and people follow you about if they get a sniff of you not knowing where your going. Shops trying to drag you in. Rotters trying to misdirect into getting lost. Beggars, pickpockets and frauds! Don't let that put you off. If you can stay in the centre and you will be walking around like a local in no time!
simon tomkinsonApr 26, 2018
A wonderful experience to get lost in the Medina and walk around. Up to a certain point. Constant fear of getting scammed gets annoying after a while, loads of "tourist guides" trying to get you to go places and somehow getting your money. Easiest is just friendly say "no" or "laa shukran" to pretty much anyone and anything. Of course there are friendly and honest people, but with the most hassling I've seen during my stay in Morocco, I just decided not to trust anyone coming up to me from nowhere. Shopkeepers are usually a different story, sadly most items are cheap and made in China, with very low quality. The prices are rather expensive, numerous item I haggled from 20EUR down to 5EUR.. and you can imagine, that that if they're willing to sell at that price, the real price must be much lower. Google Maps doesnt help most of the time, and really, just looking at your phone and looking lost already makes you a target for possible scammers. I good experience if you dont get to visit other cities, but I have to say, from Fes, Rabat etc, the Medina in Marrakech was a disappointment is many ways. Only recommend visiting for the sake of visiting and especially if you're only staying in Marrakech.
Petrus RiipaleAug 13, 2018
It's interesting. I don't look like a tourist. I'm not a local. I'm an old traveller and the Medina of Marrakech is typical of many old towns the world over except outside medinas you have cars buses and motorcycles less shade. Learn a little French or Arabic. Don't ignore people. If you don't want what they offer its: merci mais non merci , And say it gently with a smile. They are busy people and if they think you didn't hear them or have muttered something obscure you will be wasting their time as they repeat follow. Please be tolerant.
Jerisona DulahaAug 2, 2018
Crowded, polluted (from the incessant flow of motorcycles), dirty, and did I mention crowded ? Small narrow passageways cluttered with merchants and trash. It was an experience, but that's just the way the Medina is.
Aarthis GallenAug 10, 2018
Extremly dirty and disgusting, bikers bearly hit tourists on the pavement. Its stinking and also oil smone is terrible from bikes. People are begging and harrassing, sometimes follows you and nagging. Lot of scams, not a place for european tourists at all. Its really ugly, litter and oil everywhere.
RALLYCROSS HUDec 15, 2017
Culture, Nice way, you can say it's Ali baba town
Hamza AtNov 13, 2017
The essence of Moroccan culture and life.
Noemi G.Aug 29, 2017
Cool
Yahya ChokApr 22, 2017
nothing on this spot
Ji GuSep 25, 2017
Accosted by stall owners, choked by moped exhaust, inundated with cheap repetative over priced tourist junk, and scammed by "tour guides" what is not to like. FYI: avoid henna ladies, and snake charmers, they will expect cash for unsolicited "gifts".
Carolyn TurcotteApr 7, 2018
The place is a tourist trap and very crowded. The shop owners are too aggressive and won't leave you alone. The motorcyclists travel at a very high speeds inside alleyways of the souks that make it even more uncomfortable. Comapred to fes, prices are also very high.
Fazil MomandApr 12, 2018
Prepare to be scammed. Whether it is 100% "cashmere" scarves, "silver" jewlery, or "antique" tiles, prices are high and shop keepers quick to pounce on any tourist foolish enough to pause, make eye contact, or glance at wares. After a day in the medina, and with a further three booked, we felt like prisoners in the safety of our riad. AVOID!!!
StefApr 7, 2018
Its ok but i don't really like the ambiance because of their marketing strategy to sell their stuffs and i had a not so bad experience here.
Ann DzApr 5, 2018
Amazing but be prepared to get lost. Navigation on devices is poor at best. Don't expect to nip in and out. Assault on the senses and people follow you about if they get a sniff of you not knowing where your going. Shops trying to drag you in. Rotters trying to misdirect into getting lost. Beggars, pickpockets and frauds! Don't let that put you off. If you can stay in the centre and you will be walking around like a local in no time!
simon tomkinsonApr 26, 2018
A wonderful experience to get lost in the Medina and walk around. Up to a certain point. Constant fear of getting scammed gets annoying after a while, loads of "tourist guides" trying to get you to go places and somehow getting your money. Easiest is just friendly say "no" or "laa shukran" to pretty much anyone and anything. Of course there are friendly and honest people, but with the most hassling I've seen during my stay in Morocco, I just decided not to trust anyone coming up to me from nowhere. Shopkeepers are usually a different story, sadly most items are cheap and made in China, with very low quality. The prices are rather expensive, numerous item I haggled from 20EUR down to 5EUR.. and you can imagine, that that if they're willing to sell at that price, the real price must be much lower. Google Maps doesnt help most of the time, and really, just looking at your phone and looking lost already makes you a target for possible scammers. I good experience if you dont get to visit other cities, but I have to say, from Fes, Rabat etc, the Medina in Marrakech was a disappointment is many ways. Only recommend visiting for the sake of visiting and especially if you're only staying in Marrakech.
Petrus RiipaleAug 13, 2018
It's interesting. I don't look like a tourist. I'm not a local. I'm an old traveller and the Medina of Marrakech is typical of many old towns the world over except outside medinas you have cars buses and motorcycles less shade. Learn a little French or Arabic. Don't ignore people. If you don't want what they offer its: merci mais non merci , And say it gently with a smile. They are busy people and if they think you didn't hear them or have muttered something obscure you will be wasting their time as they repeat follow. Please be tolerant.
Jerisona DulahaAug 2, 2018
Crowded, polluted (from the incessant flow of motorcycles), dirty, and did I mention crowded ? Small narrow passageways cluttered with merchants and trash. It was an experience, but that's just the way the Medina is.
Aarthis GallenAug 10, 2018
Extremly dirty and disgusting, bikers bearly hit tourists on the pavement. Its stinking and also oil smone is terrible from bikes. People are begging and harrassing, sometimes follows you and nagging. Lot of scams, not a place for european tourists at all. Its really ugly, litter and oil everywhere.
RALLYCROSS HUDec 15, 2017
Culture, Nice way, you can say it's Ali baba town
Hamza AtNov 13, 2017
The essence of Moroccan culture and life.
Noemi G.Aug 29, 2017
Cool
Yahya ChokApr 22, 2017
nothing on this spot
Ji GuSep 25, 2017
Accosted by stall owners, choked by moped exhaust, inundated with cheap repetative over priced tourist junk, and scammed by "tour guides" what is not to like. FYI: avoid henna ladies, and snake charmers, they will expect cash for unsolicited "gifts".
Carolyn TurcotteApr 7, 2018
The place is a tourist trap and very crowded. The shop owners are too aggressive and won't leave you alone. The motorcyclists travel at a very high speeds inside alleyways of the souks that make it even more uncomfortable. Comapred to fes, prices are also very high.
Fazil MomandApr 12, 2018
Prepare to be scammed. Whether it is 100% "cashmere" scarves, "silver" jewlery, or "antique" tiles, prices are high and shop keepers quick to pounce on any tourist foolish enough to pause, make eye contact, or glance at wares. After a day in the medina, and with a further three booked, we felt like prisoners in the safety of our riad. AVOID!!!
StefApr 7, 2018
Its ok but i don't really like the ambiance because of their marketing strategy to sell their stuffs and i had a not so bad experience here.
Ann DzApr 5, 2018
Amazing but be prepared to get lost. Navigation on devices is poor at best. Don't expect to nip in and out. Assault on the senses and people follow you about if they get a sniff of you not knowing where your going. Shops trying to drag you in. Rotters trying to misdirect into getting lost. Beggars, pickpockets and frauds! Don't let that put you off. If you can stay in the centre and you will be walking around like a local in no time!
simon tomkinsonApr 26, 2018
A wonderful experience to get lost in the Medina and walk around. Up to a certain point. Constant fear of getting scammed gets annoying after a while, loads of "tourist guides" trying to get you to go places and somehow getting your money. Easiest is just friendly say "no" or "laa shukran" to pretty much anyone and anything. Of course there are friendly and honest people, but with the most hassling I've seen during my stay in Morocco, I just decided not to trust anyone coming up to me from nowhere. Shopkeepers are usually a different story, sadly most items are cheap and made in China, with very low quality. The prices are rather expensive, numerous item I haggled from 20EUR down to 5EUR.. and you can imagine, that that if they're willing to sell at that price, the real price must be much lower. Google Maps doesnt help most of the time, and really, just looking at your phone and looking lost already makes you a target for possible scammers. I good experience if you dont get to visit other cities, but I have to say, from Fes, Rabat etc, the Medina in Marrakech was a disappointment is many ways. Only recommend visiting for the sake of visiting and especially if you're only staying in Marrakech.
Petrus RiipaleAug 13, 2018
It's interesting. I don't look like a tourist. I'm not a local. I'm an old traveller and the Medina of Marrakech is typical of many old towns the world over except outside medinas you have cars buses and motorcycles less shade. Learn a little French or Arabic. Don't ignore people. If you don't want what they offer its: merci mais non merci , And say it gently with a smile. They are busy people and if they think you didn't hear them or have muttered something obscure you will be wasting their time as they repeat follow. Please be tolerant.
Jerisona DulahaAug 2, 2018
Crowded, polluted (from the incessant flow of motorcycles), dirty, and did I mention crowded ? Small narrow passageways cluttered with merchants and trash. It was an experience, but that's just the way the Medina is.
Aarthis GallenAug 10, 2018
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