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Artists who fell for Morocco

Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad

The poet-king of Seville wrote his last verses as a prisoner in Aghmat.

  • From: al-Andalus (Seville, today Spain)
  • Their art: poet
  • In Morocco: 1091–1095 in exile at Aghmat
  • What you can still see: His grave outside Aghmat

Where in Morocco

  • Aghmat: exiled here by the Almoravids in 1091; died here in 1095; his grave is on the outskirts
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mu%27tamid_ibn_Abbad

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