Grand Mosque of Dakar
{{Short description|Mosque in Dakar, Senegal}}
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Grande Mosquée de Dakar
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The Dakar Grand Mosque ({{langx|ar|المسجد الكبير في داكار}}, French: Grande Mosquée de Dakar) is one of the most important religious buildings in Dakar, Senegal. It is situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall.
History
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Designed by Moroccan and French architects, Dakar Grand Mosque was opened in 1964{{cite web|title=Grande Mosquée Dakar,Senegal,Africa|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/senegal/dakar/attractions/grande-mosquee/a/poi-sig/416888/355589|website=lonelyplanet|lang=en}} by Hassan II, King of Morocco and Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Architecture
Richly decorated on the interior and exterior, it is stylistically similar to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat. Its minaret rises to 67 metres.
Islamic Institute of Dakar
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Created in 1964 and situated in the enceinte of the Grand Mosque, the Islamic Institute is a public institution under the direction of the Senegalese Minister of Education, dedicated to Islamic research and teaching. The library of the Institute, named for prince Naef Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saoud was opened 9 October 2004.
See also
References
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- Portions of this article were translated from the French Wikipedia article Grande Mosquée de Dakar, retrieved 2008-02-15.
- Charles-Babacar Seck, La Grande Mosquée de Dakar, suivie d'une étude sur l'Islam au Sénegal, 1966
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080308003008/http://www.cites.tv/TV5Site/dakar/fr/leslieux/leslieux_promenade.html A la découverte d'une ville du monde : Dakar] (TV5)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080413025639/http://institutislamiquedakar.org/presentation.html Site de l'Institut islamique de Dakar]
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Category:1964 establishments in Senegal
Category:Buildings and structures in Dakar