Almoravids Dynasty Traditional Cache

The Almoravids (Berber: Im?ab?en, Arabic: Al-Murabi?un) were a Berber-Muslim dynasty of North Africa, who lived between the current Senegal and south of Morocco.

It is affiliated to the Berber tribes of Sanhaja and Lamtuna. From the 11th century to the 12th century, their empire was extended over present-day Morocco, Mauritania, southern Spain and Portugal, western present-day Algeria and a part of what is now Mali. At its greatest extent, the empire stretched 3,000 kilometres north to south. Almoravids built the city of Marrakesh and made it their capital city which became then one of the most influential centers of power in Africa and the Mediterranean region.