Almoravid Empire

Almoravid dynasty
Imṛabḍen, ⵉⵎⵕⴰⴱⴹⴻⵏ المرابطون, Al-Murābiṭūn
Ruling dynasty of Morocco and Al-Andalus
1040–1147
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The Almoravid empire at its greatest extent, c. 1120.
Capital		Aghmat (1040–1062) Marrakesh (1062–1147)
Languages		Berber, Arabic, Mozarabic
Religion		Islam (Sunni); minority Christianity (Catholic), Judaism
Government		hereditary monarchy
Emir
•	1040–1059	Abdallah ibn Yasin
•	1146–1147	Ishaq ibn Ali
History
•	Established	1040
•	Disestablished	1147
Area
•	1147 est.	3,300,000 km² (1,274,137 sq mi)
Currency		Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by First Taifas period Barghawata Confederacy Zenata kingdoms Almohad Caliphate Second Taifas period
Today part of		Morocco  Algeria  Gibraltar  Mauritania  Portugal  Spain  Western Sahara

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 Western Sahara

The Almoravid dynasty (Berber: Imṛabḍen, ⵉⵎⵕⴰⴱⴹⴻⵏ; Arabic: المرابطون‎‎, Al-Murābiṭūn) was a Berber imperial dynasty of Morocco. It established an empire in the 11th century that stretched over the western Maghreb and Al-Andalus. Founded by Abdallah ibn Yasin, the Almoravid capital was Marrakesh, a city they founded in 1062. The dynasty originated among the Lamtuna and the Gudala, nomadic Berber tribes of the Sahara, traversing the territory between the Draa, the Niger, and the Senegal rivers.