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Mausoleum of Mawlay Ali al-Sharif (Rissani)

Who rests here

Ahl al-Bayt · died 1069 AH · Rissani (Tafilalt)

Mawlay Ali al-Sharif (Sharif ibn Ali; b. c. 1589 – d. 13 Ramadan 1069/4 June 1659) was the Sharifian leader of the Tafilalt oasis around Sijilmasa in southeastern Morocco, his family claiming descent from the Prophet through Hasan ibn Ali, having migrated from Yanbu in the Hejaz to Tafilalt.

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How to get there

Located in: Rissani (Tafilalt)

Coordinates: 31.27965, -4.25306

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Sources

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  • TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)

Permanent ID: EA-Y-000532 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.