| Early in the twelfth century the Almohads, another clan, overthrew the Almoravid dynasty and assumed rule. |
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| The situation had deteriorated in 1085 when the Almoravid Berbers from Morocco united Andalusia under a Shiite regime. |
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| It would have been constructed on the site of an ancient Almoravid or Almohad madrasa. |
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| This eventually merged with the neighbouring Almoravid military settlement of Tagrart, which was founded in the 11th century. |
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| This dinar coin has kufic inscriptions on both faces and was minted during the reign of the Almoravid Ali ibn Yusuf in Almería, Spain. |
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| Recent excavations have revealed the remains of the ancient gateway and the Almoravid wall. |
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| Several hundred metres to the west, the Koubba Ba'Adiyn is the only remaining building from the Almoravid period. |
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| Marrakech fell in 1147, and thereafter Almoravid leaders survived only for a time in Spain and the Balearic Isles. |
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| The composition of its decoration, its geometric and floral motifs inspired by Taifa art, and the deep sculpting technique date it to the Almoravid period. |
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| The basis of Morocco's English name is Marrakesh, its capital under the Almoravid dynasty and Almohad Caliphate. |
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| Starting in 1084, the Almoravid Berbers ruled the region until 1147, when the Almohads conquered the land. |
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| During the taifa period, the Almoravid empire developed in northwest Africa. |
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| The core of the Almoravid empire was formed by the Lamtuna branch of the Sanhaja Berber. |
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| In 1054 and 1055, employing these specially trained forces, Almoravid leader Yahya ibn Umar defeated the Kingdom of Ghana and the Zanata Berber. |
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| Yusuf continued to conquer territory, and following Abu Bakr's death in 1087, Yusuf became the Almoravid leader. |
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| He was either a cousin or nephew of Abu Bakr ibn Umar, the founder of the Almoravid dynasty. |
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| Muhammad ibn Ganiya, the Almoravid claimant, fled to Palma and established his capital there. |
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| In the 11th century, Western Algeria became part of the Almoravid Empire before the unification of the Maghreb region within the Almohad Empire during the 12th and 13th centuries. |
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| Similarly, the Almoravid and Almohad states are shown to have deteriorated from a state that resembled the original perfect Sharīʿah state into timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyranny. |
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| It is the only Almoravid stele found to date in Morocco. |
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| The minaret without a lantern proves the town has existed since Almoravid times, while the minaret with a lantern clearly dates the ribat to the Almohad period. |
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| The site has been occupied since Roman times by successive Umayyad, Almohad and Almoravid buildings, many of which are known to us through archaeological excavations. |
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| The introduction of the dromedary to Morocco made possible the trip to the long course and consequently the invasion of this area by Almoravid Berber come from Morocco. |
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| There does not appear to be evidence to suggest that the emerging Almoravid movement had one focus at Azougui, or that Azougui was in any way a 'capital' for the Almoravids, as suggested in the title of this nomination. |
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| When the Moorish Almoravid ruler, Yusuf ibn Tashifin, finished the Alhambra Palace in Granada in the 14th century, it became one of the wonders of the world. |
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| The Berber Almoravid dynasty engaged in military conquest and by 1106 had conquered Morocco, the Maghrib as far east as Algiers, and large parts of Spain. |
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| At that time, the Almoravid leader Yahya ibn Ibrahim went on a hajj. |
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| The Zirids of Granada controlled Malaga until 1073, after which separate Zirid kings retained control over the taifas of Granada and Malaga until the Almoravid conquest. |
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