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Almoravids (ălmôr`əvĭdz), Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Muslim Spain in the 11th and 12th cent. The Almoravids may have originated in what is now Mauritania Mauritania , officially Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,087,000), 397,953 sq mi (1,030,700 sq km), NW Africa. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Western Sahara in the northwest and north, on Algeria in the northeast, on Mali
..... Click the link for more information. . The real founder was Abd Allah ibn Yasin, who by military force converted a number of Saharan tribes to his own reformed religion and then advanced on Morocco. After his death (c.1059), Yusuf ibn Tashfin Yusuf ibn Tashfin , d. 1106, ruler in the dynasty of the Almoravids (c.1059–1106). A Muslim, he led the Berbers in N Africa, continued the conquest of Morocco, took Algeria, and founded (1062) Marrakech, which became his capital.
..... Click the link for more information. and his brother Abu Bakr Abu Bakr , 573–634, 1st caliph, friend, father-in-law, and successor of Muhammad. He was probably Muhammad's first convert outside the Prophet's family and alone accompanied Muhammad on the Hegira.
..... Click the link for more information. came to power. Marrakech Marrakech or Marrakesh , city (1994 pop. 672,478), W central Morocco. The city, renowned for leather goods, is one of the principal commercial centers of Morocco and a major tourist center.
..... Click the link for more information. was founded in 1062 and was the center of a powerful empire. Called by the Moors in Spain to help stem Christian reconquest, Yusuf entered Andalusia and defeated (1086) Alfonso VI of Castile. He later subdued the local Muslim rulers and governed Muslim Spain and N Morocco (Abu Bakr ruling over S Morocco). The dynasty also pushed south, destroying the ancient state of Ghana Ghana , ancient empire, W Africa, in the savanna region of what is now E Senegal, SW Mali, and S Mauritania. The empire was founded c.6th cent. by Soninke peoples and lay astride the trans-Saharan caravan routes.
..... Click the link for more information. . The Almoravids were rough and puritanical, contemptuous of the luxurious Muslim courts in Spain. Their rule was never entirely stable and in the 12th cent. was attacked by the Almohads Almohads , Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Spain in the 12th and 13th cent. It had its origins in the puritanical sect founded by Ibn Tumart, who stirred up (c.1120) the tribes of the Atlas Mts. area to purify Islam and oust the Almoravids.
..... Click the link for more information. , who finally (by 1174) won both Morocco and Muslim Spain.

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No references found	History professor Mohamed Salem refers the practice of Leblouh to the days of the Almoravids, an Amazigh (Berber) dynasty that spread though Sahara in the 11th century. Young Mauritanians reject forced fattening by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia) As the Christians made steady advances to the south, taking the once-powerful taifa of Toledo in 1085 under Alfonso VI, the Moors grew desperate for assistance and in a pivotal move recruited the Almoravids, an Arabic fundamentalist sect that controlled North Africa. Introduction by Lipscomb, Kelly / Spain Adventure Guide Some of the heroic episodes may be unknown to some visitors, such as the rule of Spain by the Almoravids, African Muslims, during the eleventh and twelfth centuries and the Ethiopian king Menelik's victory over the Italian army in the late nineteenth century. African Voices by Soppelsa, Robert T. / African Arts	almemar almemor almena almendro Almendros, Nestor Almería almeriite almery Almetevsk Almirante Brown almocarabe Almodóvar, Pedro Almohad dynasty Almohads almon Almon-diblathaim almond almond blossom Almond Willow Almond, Edward Mallory Almond, Gabriel almoner almonry Almoravid dynasty Almoravides Almoravids almorie almorrefa almost every Almost Periodic Function almost-perfect number almost-periodic function Almquist unit Almquist, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Karl Jonas Ludvig almshouse almucantar almug Alnaschar Alnaschar's daydream Alni Alloys alnico alnico magnet Alnilam alnoite Alnus Aloadae alod Alodium Aloe aloe lace	Almondz Capital Markets Pvt. Ltd. Almondz Global Securities Limited almoner almoner almoner almoners almoners almoners Almonership almonries almonries Almonry Almonry Almonte Almora Almora Almoravid Almoravid Almoravid Almoravid Caliphate Almoravid dynasty Almoravid dynasty Almoravid dynasty Almoravide Almoravide Almoravide Almoravide dynasty Almoravides Almoravides Almoravides Almoravids almorie almorrefa Almose almost almost almost Almost All Locks Opening Service almost as Almost Bent Almost But Not Quite Almost certainly Almost equal to Almost equal to Almost equal to Almost equal to Almost equal to almost every Almost everywhere Almost everywhere Almost everywhere Almost everywhere convergence Almost Family Almost Famous Authors' Faire Almost Heaven Greyhound Adoption, Inc. Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society Almost Ideal Demand System Almost Ideal Demand System Model Almost in Time Dixieland Jazz Band Almost Instantaneous Variable-to-Fixed Length almost lost it

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History professor Mohamed Salem refers the practice of Leblouh to the days of the Almoravids, an Amazigh (Berber) dynasty that spread though Sahara in the 11th century.

Young Mauritanians reject forced fattening by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)

As the Christians made steady advances to the south, taking the once-powerful taifa of Toledo in 1085 under Alfonso VI, the Moors grew desperate for assistance and in a pivotal move recruited the Almoravids, an Arabic fundamentalist sect that controlled North Africa.

Introduction by Lipscomb, Kelly / Spain Adventure Guide

Some of the heroic episodes may be unknown to some visitors, such as the rule of Spain by the Almoravids, African Muslims, during the eleventh and twelfth centuries and the Ethiopian king Menelik's victory over the Italian army in the late nineteenth century.

African Voices by Soppelsa, Robert T. / African Arts

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