This is a rather tiny structure, only two storeys high. It is easy to pass by, but is of quite some interest to those stopping by. It is actually the only intact Almoravid structure in Morocco, a trace of the dynasty that ruled the territory of the southern half of modern Spain and Portugal, Morocco, the north of Algeria and Mauritania in the 11th and 12th centuries.
The scarcity of structures from the Almoravid period is because the succeeding Almohads, ordered as much as possible destroyed. The koubba dates to the early 12th century, which is the latter part of the Almoravid era; Marrakech fell to the Almohds in 1147.
Patterns from this kiosk is present in all of Moroccan architecture, with motifs like the pine cones, palms and acanthus leaves, as well as the form of the windows.
The koubba was excavated in 1952, and its low position compared to the streets indicate how much Marrakech's has risen from rubble and demolished houses over the centuries.
Entrance is 10dh, open every day 9.00-13.00 and 14.30-18.00. The sight is often called Koubba Ba'adiyn.