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  • Great Friday Mosque of Salewa
  • Great Friday Mosque of Salewa

    Great Friday Mosque of Salewa is a historic mosque located in the village of Salewa in Tahoua Region, Niger. The mosque was built in the 20th century AD, according to the architectural style of the Sudanese coastal architecture that was used by the Hausa people. Today the Hausa people live in the Sahel region and the Sudan region all the way to Nigeria and southeastern Niger.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The Earthen Mosques of the Tahoua Region.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Elevation: 300 m

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    Great Friday Mosque of Salewa


    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2006

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    20th Century AD


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    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments


     

     

     

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