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Dar Cherifa

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Dar Cherifa, historically known as Dar Ijimi, is a late 16th century house in the Mouassine quarter of the medina of Marrakesh, Morocco, and one of the few surviving houses from the city's Saadian period. Restored in recent decades, it now operates as a cafe and art gallery, adapting its traditional courtyard house architecture to a cultural and exhibition use. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Marrakech, Morocco 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
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House, Concepts

Uses Element

Stucco, Architectural Materials
Source Dar Cherifa (Wikipedia)
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Morocco

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Source Dar Cherifa (Wikipedia)
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1. Dar Cherifa (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_Cherifa, lead definition
    Dar Cherifa, historically known as Dar Ijimi, is a late 16th-century house in the medina (old city) of Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • Lead section
    In recent years it has been restored and is now used as a café and art gallery.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
    Dar Cherifa, historically known as Dar Ijimi, is a late 16th-century house in the medina (old city) of Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the Mouassine neighbourhood and is one of the few well-preserved houses from the Saadian period in the city. In recent years it has been restored and is now used as a café and art gallery.
  • Uses Element: Stucco, Article text
    The zones of stucco decoration on the façades of the courtyard gallery feature sebka motifs filled with arabesques, in a style very similar to the stucco decoration of the Ben Youssef Madrasa built under Abdallah al-Ghalib.
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2. Dar Cherifa (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Marrakech, Morocco
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Marrakech, Morocco
Wikidata item Q105834613, property P131/P17 (location): Marrakech, Morocco
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Wikidata: Dar Cherifa
Wikidata Q105834613, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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