Almohad History: Fortresses, Mosques and Historic Sites
Almohad construction survives in rammed-earth fortifications, mosque complexes and minarets across Iberia and the Maghreb. Some buildings retain substantial twelfth- and thirteenth-century fabric; others preserve particular Almohad structures within later complexes. Explore the sites map for citadels, rural fortified settlements and religious buildings, with articles explaining their layouts, materials and subsequent alterations.
Explore Almohad historic sites
Explore more than 100 Almohad historic sites, including citadels, rural castles, mosques and minarets across Iberia and the Maghreb, with a map and articles.
Daily life
Daily Life in Almohad Communities across the Maghreb and al-Andalus
Courtyard houses, food preparation, craft work and religious spaces reveal daily arrangements across Almohad-period communities.
History and society
The Almohad Caliphate: History, Government and Society
Religious reform, provincial administration, armies, trade and building shaped the Almohad caliphate across North Africa and Iberia.
- Almohad Architecture: Fortifications, Mosques and Building Methods
- Almohad Farming, Trade, Revenue and Coinage in the Maghreb and al-Andalus
- Almohad Government and Religious Authority across the Maghreb and al-Andalus
- The Almohad Caliphate: Armies, Fleets and Frontier Control
- The Almohad Movement and Caliphate: Expansion and Fragmentation