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  • Great Mosque of Djenné

  • Great Mosque of Djenné

    Great Mosque of Djenné is a historic mud-brick mosque located in the city of Djenné in the Mopti Region of Mali. The oldest mosque on the site dates back to the 13th century AD, while the current mosque dates back to 1907. The mosque is one of the most famous architectural landmarks in Africa, and it is characterized by its distinctive architectural style of Sudano-Sahelian architecture. The Great Mosque of Djenné was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988, as part of the Old Towns of Djenné.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Old Towns of Djenné.
    World Heritage Site
    Great Mosque of Djenné
    by Andy Gilham, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Great Mosque of Djenné

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1988

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Mali

    Mopti Region

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    13th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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