Massalikoul Djinane Mosque
mosque in Dakar, Senegal
Key facts
- Built
- 2019
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Overview
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The Massalikoul Djinane Mosque stands in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, in the commune of Grand-Dakar. Its Arabic name means "the path to Paradise". Opened in 2019, it is described in the sources as the largest mosque in West Africa. The building is reported to have been donated by the Mouride Sufi order, a major religious community in Senegal. As one of the country's most recent large places of worship, it forms part of the contemporary religious landscape of the capital.
History
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The mosque was completed in 2019. Senegal's president, Macky Sall, officially opened it on 27 September 2019. According to Arabic-language sources, the construction cost 30 million euros. German-language sources name the Mouride order as the donor of the building.
From Wikipedia
The Massalikoul Djinane Mosque (French: Mosquée Massalikoul Djinane) is a mosque in Dakar, Senegal.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massalikoul-Djinane-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massalikoul_Djinane_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Massalikul_Jinaan
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86