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Artists who fell for Morocco

Averroes (Ibn Rushd)

Aristotle's great commentator worked at the Almohad court in Marrakech.

  • From: al-Andalus (Córdoba, today Spain)
  • Their art: writer, philosopher
  • In Morocco: in Marrakech by 1153; served the Almohad court

Where in Morocco

  • Marrakech: astronomical observations and work for the Almohad caliphate in its capital
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averroes

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