Great Mosque of Touba
mosque in Touba, Diourbel, Senegal
Key facts
- Built
- 1963
- Capacity
- 7,000 people
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The Great Mosque of Touba stands in the city of Touba in Senegal's Diourbel Region. According to the record it was built in 1963 and follows the tradition of Islamic architecture. It is listed as a monument historique in Senegal and has a recorded capacity of 7,000 worshippers. Sources describe it as the largest building in the city of Touba and as one of the largest mosques in Africa.
From Wikipedia
The Great Mosque of Touba (Arabic: الجامع الكبير في توبا; French: Grande Mosquée de Touba) is a mosque in Touba, Senegal. It was founded by Ahmadou Bamba in 1887 and completed in 1963. Bamba died in 1927 and was interred inside the mosque. Since his death the mosque has been controlled by his family. It is the largest building in the city and, prior to the construction of the Massalikoul Djinane Mosque in 2019, was one of the largest mosques in Africa, with a capacity of 7,000 worshipers. It is the site of a pilgrimage, the Grand Magal of Touba.
It is the home of the Mouride Brotherhood, a Sufi order, thus making it important to that order.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fe_Moschee_von_Touba
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Touba
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Touba
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Agung_Touba