The Almohad Mecca. Locating Igli and the Cave of Ibn Tūmart
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https://doi.org/10.3989/alqantara.2005.v26.i1.121Abstract
Igli was the Mecca of the Almohads. In the Cave of Igli Muḥammad Ibn Tūmart proclaimed the beginning of the Almohad movement in North Africa. Despite the obvious importance of Igli, there was little knowledge about the precise location of Igli or the famous cave of Ibn Tūmart on the map. This paper details the discovery of the small village of Igli 30 kilometers East of Tarūdant. The location of this modem village corresponds with Almohad Igli. Primary sources, oral testimony and physical remains are all evidence that modem Igli was the birthplace of Ibn Tūmart.
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