Saudi Mosque
Mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania
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Overview
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The Saudi Mosque, known in Arabic as Jami' al-Madina al-Munawwara, is a Sunni mosque in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. It stands southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce. The mosque is also called the Nouakchott Grand Mosque, the Great Mosque and, in French, La Mosquée Saoudienne. It is located in the Ksar district, on Rue Youssouf Tandia.
History
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According to the Arabic-language source, King Faisal ordered the mosque to be built in the 1970s, which explains its popular name, the Saudi Mosque.
Boudah Ould Bousseiri served as the mosque's imam for several decades. He is described as having been close to the Mauritanian government, a supporter of Sunni Islam and an influential figure within the non-political Islamic camp.
From Wikipedia
The Saudi Mosque (Arabic: جامع المدينة المنورة: French: La Mosquée Saoudienne), also known as the Nouakchott Grand Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9_(%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B7)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Mosque
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C