Jamaa as-Chleuh (Fig Tree Mosque), Casablanca

The Fig Tree Mosque is linked to a fig tree that once stood beside a modest prayer space serving a small local community. The mosque's history reflects the city’s late precolonial growth and its diverse population. Although the original fig tree is no longer identifiable, it survives today through tradition and memory.

According to local tradition, the mosque was founded in 1899 by Mohammed Senhadji, a native of the Souss region in southern Morocco, from which many Berber migrants moved to Casablanca in the late 19th century. As Casablanca’s port expanded and migration increased, the congregation grew, and the mosque was enlarged to serve the Berber-speaking migrants.

Architecturally, the mosque’s minaret is noted for its carved geometric patterns, which echo decorative traditions later seen on the minaret of the Hassan II Mosque. Square in plan, it follows the traditional Moroccan form. Unlike many smaller neighborhood mosques, the Fig Tree Mosque functions as a Friday mosque.