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Artists who fell for Morocco

Lisan al-Din ibn al-Khatib

The Nasrid vizier-poet whose verses line the Alhambra ended his life in Fez.

  • From: al-Andalus (Loja/Granada, today Spain)
  • Their art: writer, poet
  • In Morocco: end of his life in Fez
  • What you can still see: Bab Mahrouk gate, Fez (burial place per Wikipedia)

Where in Morocco

  • Bab Mahrouk, Fez: his body was burned and buried at Bab Mahruq, a city gate of Fez
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Khatib

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