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  • Yamma Mosque

  • Yamma Mosque

    Yamma Mosque, also known as the Great Friday Mosque of Yaama, is a historic mosque located in the village of Yaama in the Tahoua Region of Niger. The mosque was built in 1962 AD, according to the original architectural style of the Sudano-Sahelian architecture, specifically the style used by the Hausa people in the first place.
    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: 375 m

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    Yamma Mosque

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2006

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Niger

    Tahoua

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    20th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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