The Chrabliyine Mosque is a Marinid era mosque in Fez, Morocco. The mosque was founded in the 14th century during the Marinid period

The mosque is noted for its minaret which is clearly visible from Tala’a Kebira, the major souq (market) street and thoroughfare of Fes el-Bali, the old city of Fez, where the mosque is situated. The neighbourhood is also known as Chrabliyine, a name that alludes to a classic style of Moroccan women’s shoe known as “cherbil”, in which the neighbourhood’s stores specialized (and still do to some extent today)

The minaret is well-decorated in the medieval Moroccan-Andalusian style (which evolved from earlier Almohad models), using the darj-w-ktaf or sebka pattern (which resembles palmettes or fleur-de-lys shapes) covering much of the facades, as well as polylobed arch motifs close to the base, merlons at the top, and multi-coloured mosaic tiles (zellij) that fill in. On the side of the minaret that looks into the interior courtyard, one of these tile mosaics has a noteworthy inscription in the “square” kufic style.  Although the wide band of zellij at the top is most likely a continuation of the ancient Marinid architecture, the colourful mosaic tilework of the minaret was probably built during the reign of Moulay Slimane (between 1792 and 1822).

Directly beneath the minaret, the mosque’s main street entry is covered by a wooden canopy. Two shops are also located on the building’s street façade.

The interior of the mosques features a rectangular courtyard (about 11m by 5m) with annexes on either side may be found inside the mosque and is readily accessible from the street entrance. The courtyard has a marble fountain in the middle, as do many mosque courtyards, and an entrance to an ablution room is located on the north/western side of the courtyard. The prayer hall is located on its southern/eastern side and has two transverse naves made of rows of five horseshoe arches that run parallel to the qibla wall (i.e. the wall towards which prayers face).

The mihrab, a small octagonal space crowned by a dome of muqarnas, is a decorative alcove or niche in the qibla wall that represents the direction of prayer. There are two little doors going to additional rooms on either side of the mihrab. The eastern one (on the left) connects to Jama’ el-Gnaiz, a place where burial rites and prayers are performed around the bodies of the departed before they are buried. (This area is connected to the main prayer room but kept apart from it to preserve its sanctity and cleanliness.) Smaller secondary entrances from the street on the eastern side of the structure provide access to both this funerary area and the main prayer hall.

Across the street from the mosque is a mida’a (a place where Muslims might make their ablutions). The building has an internal courtyard that may be accessed from the street entry via a curving hallway. A rectangular water basin with basic tile decorations sits in the centre of the courtyard, and latrines are located all around it in numerous little chambers.