Douart Amejjoute

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Atlas ObscuraJan 6, 2026

Moulay Tayeb Al-Darqawi in Douart Amejjoute, Morocco

Moulay Tayeb Al-Darqawi (aka Mawlāy at-Tayyib ad-Darqāwī) was the son of the renowned Moroccan Sufi leader Muhammad Al-Arabi Al-Darqawi (1760–1823). It would be more accurate to refer to this structure as the Mausoleum or Shrine of Moulay Tayeb Al-Darqawi, however, on most maps, it is commonly identified simply by his name. This could be considered an odd detail of negligible importance, but th…

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